Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 8e45dce1-e1e7-4415-b1dd-7e2a610e545b
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2023/ML20231A835.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.189
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e committed to meet the requirements of Sections III.G, III.J, and III.O of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 52, or NRC guidance (e.g., BTP CMEB 9.5-1), and are required to do so as a license condition, do not need to request exemptions for alternative configurations. However, the FSAR or fire hazards analysis should identify and justify deviations (i.e., departures from the approved FPP) from the requirements of Sections III.G, III.J, and III.O, or other applicable requirements or guidance, and these deviations may require a license amendment to change the license condition. Licensees should include a technical justification for the proposed alternative approach in any license amendment they submit to the NRC for review and approval. The technical justification should address the criteria described in Regulatory Position 1.8.1 for change evaluations and Regulatory Position 1.8.2 for exemptions. 1.8.5 10 CFR 50.72 Notification and 10 CFR 50.73 Reporting The requirements of 10 CFR 50.72, “Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Reactors,” and 10 CFR 50.73, “Licensee Event Report System,” apply to reporting certain events and conditions related to fire protection at nuclear power plants. Licensees should report to the NRC fire events or fire protection deficiencies that meet the criteria of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73, as appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements of these regulations. NUREG-1022, “Event Report Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73” (Ref. 49), provides guidance for meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 and consolidates important NRC reporting guidelines into one reference document. The document is structured to assist licensees in promptly and completely reporting specified events and conditions. The statements of considerations for the 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 final rules include additional reporting guidance. 1.8.6 National Fire Protection Association Code and