Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: edb75cf4-27e1-4166-989c-25781bd48b98
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning and Permanent Shutdown (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2007/ML20078K920.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.191
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he event and maintain plant functions such as security, radiation control, and operations. The event management and command structure should be clearly established, including the fire attack roles and responsibilities of the onsite brigade and offsite responders. Security control and radiation dosimetry requirements for offsite emergency responders should be clearly established and should not DG-1370, Page 21 delay the response. 6.0 NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM This section provides guidance for licensees with approved NFPA 805 fire protection programs for use during plant operation to transition their programs to meet 10 CFR 50.48(f) requirements by demonstrating compliance with NFPA 805, Chapter 5. As decommissioning progresses and the spent fuel is moved to an ISFSI or permanent repository, the fire protection programmatic controls, systems, and features used to satisfy the nuclear safety performance criteria of NFPA 805, Chapter 1, may be scaled down commensurate with the changes in fire hazards and the potential release of hazardous and radiological materials to the environment. The regulations in 10 CFR 50.48(c) provide for a performance-based fire protection program using NFPA 805 (2001 Edition) that can readily be modified during the decommissioning process to address residual hazards. However, the NRC has not incorporated subsequent editions of NFPA 805 or any appendices to NFPA 805 into the rule. Where this RG refers to compliance with, or meeting, the requirements of NFPA 805, the staff means compliance with a plant’s previously approved NFPA 805 licensing basis before decommissioning. Compliance with NFPA 805, Chapter 5, “Fire Protection During Decommissioning and Permanent Shutdown,” and other applicable portions of NFPA 805 provides an acceptable performance-based fire protection program. NFPA 805, Chapter 5, applies to the power block areas of nuclear power plants that have permanently ceased operations. The power block