Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 69433f0d-1a24-4cf6-b8b9-31109f9f51c5
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190014.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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. RG 1.191 provides additional guidance for review of FPPs for shutdown and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. 5. Fire Protection Program Exemptions - Existing Plants The staff reviews submitted requests for exemption from regulatory requirements applicable to the FPP in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12. The staff reviews the technical justification for the alternative approach and determines whether an exemption is appropriate under the 10 CFR 50.12 guidelines. RG 1.189 provides detailed criteria and guidelines for review of FPP exemption requests, including general conditions for acceptance. Where fire modeling or fire probabilistic risk assessment methodologies are used as a basis for an exemption request, the review of the exemption will consider the guidance and acceptance criteria for fire modeling provided in RG 1.189, as well as the guidance provided in this SRP, draft NUREG-1824/EPRI 1011999, “Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications,” and NUREG/CR-6850 (EPRI TR-1011989). 6. Fire Protection Program Exemptions and Departures - New Reactor Plants The staff reviews exemptions to an approved DC for a new reactor in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 52.7 (which references the same criteria for the granting of exemptions that are set forth in 10 CFR 50.12). A departure is a plant-specific “deviation” from design information in a standard DC. Departures from the referenced DC for the fire protection program should be discussed in the fire protection section of the COL application. Sufficient information should be provided for the staff to resolve all safety and security issues in its review of the departure. A departure requires the applicant to obtain an exemption from the referenced DC if the proposed departure is inconsistent with one or more of the Commission’s regulations. 7. Fire Protection Program License Amendments - New Reactors The staff reviews license amendments for modifications to,