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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and (4) if necessary, reduce the overall likelihood of core damage and radioactive material releases by modifying hardware and procedures that would help prevent or mitigate severe accidents. Revision 4 - October 2003 9 As plants approach the end of their operating license, licensees are determining that license extension is a viable economic alternative to permanent plant shutdown. 10 CFR Part 54 provides the Commissions regulations with regard to license renewal. License renewal, in part, requires the licensee to address potential aging issues for certain equipment important to safety as identified in the rule. Fire protection related equipment necessary to meet the Commission’s fire protection regulations are included within the scope of the rule. Regulatory Guide 1.188, industry guideline NEI 95-10, NUREGs 1800 and 1801 provide guidance for meeting the license renewal requirements including those applicable to fire protection. During the late 1980s and early-mid 1990s, the NRC staff reviewed several design certification applications for advanced reactor designs. During these reviews, it became evident that revised or updated fire protection criteria was necessary and appropriate to address past generic issues and the new design concepts. The staff’s recommendations to the Commission for revised or enhanced fire protection are documented in several SECY papers including, SECY-90- 16, SECY-93-087, and SECY-94-084. In August of 1996, the NRC amended its rules applicable to decommissioning and subsequent termination of licenses for nuclear power plants. Included in the amendment were changes to the fire protection rule, 10 CFR Part 50.48, to establish the fire protection requirements for nuclear power plants that have permanently terminated operations. Regulatory Guide 1.191 was subsequently issued in May 2001 providing additional guidance for implementation of the fire protection regulations for permanently shutdown reactors. In April 2001, the Commission