Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: edb75cf4-27e1-4166-989c-25781bd48b98
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning and Permanent Shutdown (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2007/ML20078K920.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.191
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tain the requirements for maintenance, testing, inspection, and availability of physical fire protection features (e.g., barriers, detection, and suppression); organizational responsibilities; and the training or qualification requirements for general employees, emergency responders, and licensee contractors. 3.1 Organization Licensees’ decommissioning organizations are likely to be significantly smaller than those necessary for an operating plant. The decommissioning fire protection program should identify and clearly establish the organizational responsibilities for management and implementation of the fire protection program. The fire protection responsibilities of licensee contractors should also be established. Organizations or positions responsible for the following fire protection activities should be identified: a. management of the overall fire protection program; b. development, maintenance, updating, and verification of compliance of the fire protection program; c. implementation of fire protection program requirements (including policies and procedures, training, fire protection system controls, system inspection, testing, maintenance and design, control of combustibles, and hot work); and DG-1370, Page 12 d. the leadership, staffing, and training of the emergency response team (e.g., fire brigade) and agreements with offsite responders. The organizations responsible for implementing the fire protection program should include an individual (or individuals) adequately qualified in nuclear safety and fire protection engineering, who will ensure that the fire protection program is implemented in accordance with applicable industry codes and standards and NRC regulations. 3.2 Fire Protection Procedures Procedures should be provided to formally establish the organizational responsibilities and administrative practices of the fire protection program. Emergency procedures should be provided to describe emergency response actions, including the operational