Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: b10297dd-9822-4243-8665-c41d92699ea5
Document Type: srp
Title: RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0925/ML092590527.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1.2
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staff to begin its detailed review, the staff review proceeds in accordance with NRR OI No. LIC-101, “License Amendments Review Procedures.” If deemed appropriate for a given review, a regulatory audit of the licensee may be conducted in accordance with NRR OI No. LIC-111, “Regulatory Audits,” for the staff to gain a better understanding of the licensee’s FPP analyses, calculations, evaluations, proposed plant modifications, and other aspects of the LAR. The staff reviewing LARs to implement a RI/PB FPP should be aware of the NFPA 805 FAQ process. The NRC established the FAQ process as described in RIS 2007-19, to clarify issues encountered during the transition of two pilot plants to the new fire protection licensing basis. The FAQ process provides a means for the staff to establish and communicate interim positions on technical and regulatory issues that emerge as experience is gained in the review of the two pilot plant’s LARs. Approved interim positions documented through the FAQ process should be used where applicable in reviewing those portions of an LAR to which they apply. These positions will be addressed in future revisions of RG 1.205 and reflected in this SRP. III.1 PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST The required content of an LAR for transition to a RI/PB FPP is defined in 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(i), 10 CFR 50.90, “Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early Site Permit,” and, as applicable, 10 CFR 50.48(c)(2)(vii) and 10 CFR 50.48(c)(4). Regulatory Position 2.2 of RG 1.205 and Section 4.6.1 of NEI 04-02, provide additional guidance on the content of the LAR. 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(ii) requires the licensee to perform the required analyses and revise the fire protection plan prior to changing either the plant or the FPP. Section 2.2 of NFPA 805 provides the general approach for establishing the fire protection requirements for a NPP. Section 3.3 of NEI 04-02 provides additional detail on implementing this