Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 9c59dff8-9325-43e2-8e81-843a0f6b4b2f
Document Type: srp
Title: and Regulatory Guide 1.189.
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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will be rendered inoperable by fire and that re-entry into the fire area for repairs and operator actions is not possible. Because of its physical configuration, the control room is excluded from this approach, provided an independent alternative shutdown capability that is physically and electrically independent of the control room is included in the design. New reactor designs must provide fire protection for redundant shutdown systems in the reactor building that will ensure that one shutdown division will be free of fire damage. Additionally, the new reactor designs must ensure that smoke, hot gases, or fire suppressants will not migrate into other fire areas to the extent that they could adversely affect safe shutdown capabilities, including operator actions. Revision 4 - October 2003 53 APPENDIX C: Supplemental Fire Protection Review Criteria for License Renewal The purpose of this appendix is to provide guidance on the fire protection system information to be provided in an application for renewal of a nuclear power plant operating license submitted in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 54, “Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licences for Nuclear Power Plants.” Regulatory Guide 1.188, “Standard Format and Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses,” provides additional information and guidelines on the renewal process. The Regulatory Guide endorses the methods contained in Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) guideline, NEI 95-10, “Industry Guideline for Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 54 - The License Renewal Rule,” Revision 3, March 2001. 10 CFR Part 54, §54.4(a)(3), states, in part, that structures, systems, and components (SSCs) relied on in safety analyses or plant evaluations to perform a function that demonstrates compliance with the Commission’s regulations for fire protection (10 CFR Part 50.48) are within the scope of the rule. NEI 95-10 provides the methodology for screening of fire