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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hould be considered. Emergency lighting and alarms should be provided, and personnel should be appropriately trained in fire response. Policies and procedures should establish radiological control and security practices to be implemented under emergency fire evacuation scenarios. NFPA 101, “Life Safety Code” (Ref. 48), provides additional information and guidance on ensuring personnel safety. 5.2 Emergency Response For operating reactors, early detection and application of manual suppression can be critical in minimizing the fire damage to safe-shutdown systems that are necessary to prevent damage to the reactor core and subsequent releases of radioactive material. When a reactor is permanently shutdown and the spent fuel is stored in the spent fuel pool or dry cask storage, fire suppression response times may not be as critical. The fire hazards and the potential for those hazards to involve radioactive material should determine the necessary fire emergency response capability. The fire protection program should identify the responsibilities of the licensee’s organization and of offsite responders in a fire emergency. Although an adequately prepared, trained, and equipped plant fire brigade may suppress small fires and provide the initial assault on and control of larger fires, a fully equipped fire service should be the primary force in the manual suppression of large structure or site-area fires. Offsite agencies may provide this fire service if the offsite responders have the necessary qualifications and capabilities, as described in Regulatory Positions C.3.1, C.3.2, C.3.3, and C.4.3.4. If the licensee maintains an onsite fire brigade, the assignment of personnel to the brigade should not impair the ability of the remaining plant staff to respond to the 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