Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 16c1145e-ffe2-48c4-bd44-0ccaeb83dc99
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070563.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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organization or as a consultant a fire protection engineer who is a graduate of an engineering curriculum of accepted standing and shall have completed not less than 6 years of engineering attainment indicative of growth in engineering competency and achievement, 3 years of which shall have been in responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. These requirements are the eligibility requirements as a Member in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. (b) The fire brigade members' qualifications should include satisfactory completion of a physical examination for performing strenuous activity, and of the fire brigade training described in Position C.3.d. (c) The personnel responsible for the maintenance and testing of the fire protection systems should be qualified by training and experience for such work. (d) The personnel responsible for the training of the fire brigade should be qualified by training and experience for such work. (6) The following NFPA publications should be used for guidance to develop the fire protection program: No. 4 - "Organization for Fire Services" (Reference 1) 84 85 86 No. 4A - "Organization of a Fire Department" (Reference 2) 87 88 89 No. 6 - "Industrial Fire Loss Prevention" (Reference 3) 90 91 92 No. 7 - "Management of Fire Emergencies" (Reference 4) 93 94 95 No. 8 - "Management Responsibilities for Effects of Fire on Operations" (Reference 96 97 5)98 No. 27 - "Private Fire Brigades" 99 100 (7) On sites where there is an operating reactor and construction or modification of other units is underway, the superintendent of the operating plant should have the lead responsibility for site fire protection. b. Fire Hazards Analysis The fire hazards analysis should demonstrate that the plant will maintain the ability to perform safe shutdown functions and minimize radioactive releases to the environment in the event of a fire. The fire hazards analysis should be performed by qualified fire protection and reactor systems engineers to