Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 9c59dff8-9325-43e2-8e81-843a0f6b4b2f
Document Type: srp
Title: and Regulatory Guide 1.189.
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0327/ML032740044.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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mittals to the NRC as required by 10 CFR Part 50.82, have the option of beginning immediate decommissioning and dismantlement of the facility or may choose to place the facility in a monitored storage condition for some period of time prior to commencing with final decommissioning and dismantlement activities. The fire protection requirements may be considerably different depending on the licensee's selected approach to decommissioning. In general, the processes and activities associated with nuclear plant decommissioning can be dynamic with plant conditions and configurations continuously changing. Decommissioning activities may increase plant fire hazards through mechanisms that include, but are not limited to, increased hot work, increases in combustible loading, erection of temporary structures to support decommissioning or dismantlement of the plant, and deactivation or abandonment of plant systems. In addition to the physical changes to the plant, the licensee's organizational structure and responsibilities are expected to be different for decommissioning, with staffing levels significantly less than during plant operations. Because of the dynamics of the decommissioning process, the licensee's fire protection program should be re-evaluated and revised as necessary to reflect the facility condition through the various stages of decommissioning in accordance with the following guidance. Revision 4 - October 2003 44 C. Permanent Shutdown/Decommissioning Fire Protection Program General guidelines are provided below relative to review of fire protection program scope and content for shutdown/decommissioning of nuclear power plants. Specific criteria and guidelines for shutdown/decommissioning fire protection programs are provided in Regulatory Guide 1.191. 1. General 1.1 Fire Protection Objectives The fire protection program objectives for shutdown and decommissioning are similar to, but not exactly the same as those for operating reactors. The primary difference