Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 16c1145e-ffe2-48c4-bd44-0ccaeb83dc99
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070563.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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ble water supply to provide effective fire hose streams to specific areas inside the building. 9.5.1-19 DRAFT Rev. 4 - April 1996 Water Spray System - a network of piping similar to a sprinkler system except that it utilizes open-head spray nozzles. NFPA 15 (Reference 15) , "Water Spray Fixed Systems," provides 78 79 guidance on these systems. C. POSITION 1. Fire Protection Program Requirements a. Fire Protection Program A fire protection program should be established at each nuclear power plant. The program should establish the fire protection policy for the protection of structures, systems, and components important to safety at each plant and the procedures, equipment, and personnel required to implement the program at the plant site. (1) The fire protection program should be under the direction of an individual who has been delegated authority commensurate with the responsibilities of the position and who has available staff personnel knowledgeable in both fire protection and nuclear safety. (2) The fire protection program should extend the concept of defense-in-depth to fire protection in fire areas important to safety, with the following objectives: to prevent fires from starting; to detect rapidly, control, and extinguish promptly those fires that do occur; to provide protection for structures, systems, and components important to safety so that a fire that is not promptly extinguished by the fire suppression activities will not prevent the safe shutdown of the plant. (3) Responsibility for the overall fire protection program should be assigned to a person who has management control over all organizations involved in fire protection activities. Formulation and assurance of program implementation may be delegated to a staff composed of personnel prepared by training and experience in fire protection and personnel prepared by training and experience in nuclear plant safety to provide a balanced approach in directing the fire protection program for the nuclear