Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 05a851a6-07ff-41b4-8528-a032ba433e04
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
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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iew of future plant design certifications should identify commitments for the operating license applicant to provide organizational information during the licensing process as part of the overall fire protection program development. Licensing reviews of new plants must verify the commitments have been satisfied. 4. Quality Assurance The quality assurance (QA) program for fire protection should be part of the overall plant QA program. The licensee for an operating plant should have and maintain a QA program that provides assurance that the fire protection structures, systems, and components are designed, fabricated, erected, tested, maintained, and operated so that they will function as intended. Fire protection systems are not "safety-related" and are therefore not within the scope of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, unless the licensee has committed to include these systems under the Appendix B program for the plant. Detailed guidelines for fire protection quality assurance for operating reactors are contained in Regulatory Position 1.7 of Regulatory Guide 1.189. 5. Fire Prevention Revision 4 - October 2003 20 Fire prevention is the first line of defense-in-depth for fire protection. The fire prevention attributes of the program are directly related to the fire protection objective to minimize the potential for fire to occur and involve design and administrative measures that provide a reasonable level of assurance that fire hazards are adequately protected and managed, and that fire consequences will be limited for those fires that do occur. For plants that have submitted applications for license renewal or for which renewal has been approved, fire protection structures, systems, and components subject to aging considerations (see Appendix C) should be addressed, as appropriate, in fire prevention attributes applicable to inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire protection structures, systems, and components. For plants that have permanently ceased operations,