Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: cad733ba-f60b-4137-b8f9-e92a75a2cf9d
Document Type: cfr
Title: Fire protection.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.48
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Section ID: 50.48
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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hapter . The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, or designee of the Director, may approve the application if the Director or designee determines that the proposed alternatives: ( i ) Satisfy the performance goals, performance objectives, and performance criteria specified in NFPA 805 related to nuclear safety and radiological release; ( ii ) Maintain safety margins; and ( iii ) Maintain fire protection defense-in-depth (fire prevention, fire detection, fire suppression, mitigation, and post-fire safe shutdown capability). ( d ) - ( e ) [Reserved] ( f ) Licensees that have submitted the certifications required under § 50.82(a)(1) shall maintain a fire protection program to address the potential for fires that could cause the release or spread of radioactive materials ( i.e. , that could result in a radiological hazard). A fire protection program that complies with NFPA 805 shall be deemed to be acceptable for complying with the requirements of this paragraph. ( 1 ) The objectives of the fire protection program are to— ( i ) Reasonably prevent these fires from occurring; ( ii ) Rapidly detect, control, and extinguish those fires that do occur and that could result in a radiological hazard; and ( iii ) Ensure that the risk of fire-induced radiological hazards to the public, environment and plant personnel is minimized. ( 2 ) The licensee shall assess the fire protection program on a regular basis. The licensee shall revise the plan as appropriate throughout the various stages of facility decommissioning. ( 3 ) The licensee may make changes to the fire protection program without NRC approval if these changes do not reduce the effectiveness of fire protection for facilities, systems, and equipment that could result in a radiological hazard, taking into account the decommissioning plant conditions and activities. [ 65 FR 38190 , June 20, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 33550 , June 16, 2004; 72 FR 49495 , Aug. 28, 2007]