Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: b10297dd-9822-4243-8665-c41d92699ea5
Document Type: srp
Title: RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0925/ML092590527.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1.2
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ts any plant modifications that the licensee has identified as necessary to implement the RI/PB FPP and includes a description of each modification, a schedule for implementation of each modification, and a commitment to maintain in effect compensatory measures until the modifications are completed. III.1.3 Self-Approval of Certain FPP Changes After a licensee implements NFPA 805, it may implement changes to its FPP in accordance with the license condition approved by the staff. A plant change evaluation as described in Paragraph III.5.3 of this SRP is required for any change to a previously approved FPP element. A change may be any of the following: [RG 1.205, Regulatory Position 3.2.1] (a) A physical plant modification that affects the FPP; (b) A programmatic change (e.g., change to a procedure, assumption or analysis) that affects the FPP; or, (c) An in-situ condition (physical or programmatic) that is an FPP regulatory non-compliance or a fire protection licensing-basis non-compliance, which the licensee does not intend to correct via a plant or programmatic modification. RG 1.205, Regulatory Position 3.1 contains a sample license condition that allows for self-approval of FPP changes under certain conditions. The staff will verify that the license condition contains sufficient detail to ensure self-approval meets these regulatory positions. The staff will ensure that the license condition identifies whether the licensee is permitted to make certain changes to the FPP without prior NRC review and approval, and, if so, the acceptance criteria and any restrictions in terms of the types of changes that may be so implemented. Note that Section 3.2.3 of RG 1.205 provides examples of changes that must be submitted for NRC review and approval through an LAR before implementation. The staff will review the licensee’s process for self-approving changes and determine whether the licensee has adequate processes in place to ensure that defense-in-depth (DID) and safety