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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r licensees that have certified that their plants have permanently ceased operations and that the fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessels. The NRC describes these certifications for decommissioning in 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 1), Section 50.82, “Termination of license” (Ref. 2), and 10 CFR 52.110, “Termination of licenses” (Ref. 3). Applicability This RG applies to reactor licensees subject to 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 4). Because not all of the fire protection regulations promulgated by the NRC apply to all plants, licensees should refer to their plant-specific licensing bases to determine the applicability of a specific regulation to a specific plant. This RG does not apply to independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs), except for the fire exposure risk to an ISFSI from a reactor during decommissioning. Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” The regulations in this part pertain to the licensing of production and utilization facilities pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. o 10 CFR 50.48, “Fire Protection” (Ref. 5), requires each operating nuclear power plant to have a fire protection plan that satisfies Criterion 3, “Fire Protection,” of Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” to 10 CFR Part 50 (Ref. 6). The regulation specifies the contents of a fire protection plan and lists the basic fire protection requirements for the plan. DG-1370, Page 2 o 10 CFR 50.48(c) (Ref. 7), incorporates by reference, with exceptions, modifications, and supplementation, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, “Performance- Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating