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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ystems. (4) Identified deficiencies have been promptly and adequately corrected. (5) Special permit procedures (hot work, valve positioning) are being followed. (6) Plant personnel receive appropriate training in fire prevention and firefighting procedures, and the training program is consistent with approved standards. (The audit team should witness a typical training session.) (7) Plant response to fire emergencies is adequate, based on auditors analyzing incident records and witnessing an unannounced fire drill. (8) Administrative controls limit transient combustibles in areas important to safety. (9) Problem areas identified in previous audits have been corrected. The audit should analyze all problem areas identified and recommend appropriate fire protection measures to provide a level of safety consistent with NRC guidelines. DG-1359, Page 32 1.7.10.2 24-Month Fire Protection Audit The 24-month audit of the FPP and implementing procedures should ensure that the requirements for design, procurement, fabrication, installation, testing, maintenance, and administrative controls for the respective programs are included in the plant QA program for fire protection and meet the criteria of the QA/QC program established by the licensee, consistent with this guide. Personnel from the licensee’s QA organization who do not have direct responsibility for the program being evaluated should perform these audits. These audits would normally include an evaluation of existing program documents to verify continued adherence to NRC requirements. 1.7.10.3 Triennial Fire Protection Audit The triennial audit is basically the same as the annual audit; the difference lies in the source of the auditors. Qualified utility personnel who are not directly responsible for the site FPP, or an outside independent fire protection consultant, may perform the annual audit. However, only an outside independent fire protection consultant should perform the triennial audit. The outside consultant