Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 05a851a6-07ff-41b4-8528-a032ba433e04
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
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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out-of-service for maintenance, modification, or repair. The fire protection program should also address deficiencies in design of fire protection systems and features; deficiencies in procedures; and other degraded or nonconforming conditions that have a potentially adverse impact on plant fire protection or the ability to achieve and maintain post-fire safe shutdown. See Regulatory Guide 1.189, Regulatory Positions, 1.5, 1.7.8, and 1.8.1.4 for additional guidance and criteria. 6. Fire Detection and Suppression The design of fire detection, alarm and suppression systems should be reviewed relative to the fire hazards and applicable codes and standards to determine if the systems provide adequate fire protection of structures, systems and components important to safety. The potential adverse impacts of system operation, including inadvertent operation or failure, on the operation of structures, systems, and components important to safety should also be evaluated. Where automatic fire detection and suppression is installed, it should provide complete protection throughout the fire area. For those areas where only partial coverage is installed, the fire hazard analysis should demonstrate the adequacy of the design to provide the necessary protection. 6.1 Fire detection Fire detection should be provided in areas that contain equipment important to safety and should alarm locally and in the control room. The design, operation and testing of fire detection and alarm systems should meet the guidelines in Regulatory Guide 1.189, Position 3.1 and those of NFPA 72, "National Fire Alarm Code." 6.2 Water supply and mains 6.2.1 Fire Protection Water Supply Fire protection water supplies should be of adequate quality, redundancy, and volume. The water supply requirements should be based on the largest calculated demand, including system demand and hose stream flow. Regulatory Guide 1.189, Position 3.2.1, NFPA 22, "Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection," and NFPA