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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ish fires that do occur and could result in a radiological hazard. Appropriate levels of fire protection, including detection systems, automatic or manual fire suppression systems, water supplies, and emergency response capability, should be provided based on the fire hazards present. c. Minimize the risk to the public, environment, and plant personnel resulting from fires that could result in a release of radioactive materials. Plant SSCs important to the prevention or mitigation of fire-induced releases of radioactive materials should have an appropriate level of fire protection. Decommissioning plant personnel should be adequately trained in emergency response procedures for fire events. 1.2 Fire Protection Program Codes and Standards The fire protection program for decommissioning reactors should be based on sound engineering practices and established industry codes and standards, such as those provided by the NFPA. Established codes and standards provide tools to ensure fire protection is addressed in a comprehensive manner. This RG refers to several codes and standards related to implementing various elements of the fire protection program. These codes and standards are cited as potential sources of information for licensees, not as guidance for compliance with NRC requirements. Licensees must ensure that whatever codes and standards they use are consistent with the NRC’s regulations. An individual plant’s standards of record are generally established in the operating plant’s fire protection program. When operating nuclear power plants were originally licensed, the licensees generally committed to complying with a specific edition of applicable industry codes and standards, such as the NFPA fire codes. The specific edition to which a licensee is committed in its licensing basis is still the “code of record.” Licensees are not expected to comply with later editions of these codes and standards, except when they specifically adopt a later edition in