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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this SRP provides guidelines for this review. 5. License Termination For those plants that have submitted the necessary certifications required by 10 CFR Part 50, §50.82(a)(1), SPLB reviews the fire protection program for shutdown and decommissioning operations to verify that fire and explosion hazards are adequately identified and the fire protection program provides reasonable assurance that the hazards are controlled and the potential for release of radioactive material to the environment from fire or explosion is minimized in accordance with the acceptance criteria in subsection II. The BTP attached to this SRP section provides guidelines for review of fire protection programs for shutdown and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. 6. Fire Protection Program Changes, Deviations, and Exemptions a. Program Changes and Amendments If the licensee has adopted the standard license condition and incorporated the fire protection program in the FSAR, the licensee may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire. Regulatory Guide 1.189 defines “not adversely affect” as “maintaining sufficient safety margins” and references Regulatory Guide 1.174 for additional information. Regulatory Guide 1.174 defines maintaining sufficient safety margins as: (1) codes and standards or their alternatives approved for use by the NRC are met ; or (2) safety analysis acceptance criteria in the licensing basis are met or proposed revisions provide sufficient margin to account for analysis and data uncertainty. Amendment requests for changes that have the potential to affect the safety margin are reviewed to verify that the fire protection objectives continue to be met. Relating item (1) above specifically to changes to the fire protection program under the standard license condition, changes that maintain