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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possible. Radioactive waste packaging should be fabricated of noncombustible or fire-retardant materials. Activities and equipment that are a potential ignition source should be prohibited or strictly controlled within waste storage areas. Smoke detection and fire suppression capability should be provided for areas in which radioactive waste materials will be accumulated or stored. Fire alarms and emergency lighting for personnel evacuation should be provided. As a minimum, manual suppression capability, including portable fire extinguishers, should be available. Confinement measures should be provided to control potentially contaminated runoff from automatic or manual fire suppression, including inadvertently actuated automatic systems. For temporary structures, automatic or manual fire suppression or both should be provided according to the fire hazards and the need to maintain adequate confinement to prevent or minimize the potential release of radioactive materials due to smoke, hot gases, and fire suppression activities. Automatic and manual fire suppression systems should provide adequate coverage according to the fire hazards, evacuation routes, and fire attack strategies. Water supplies should be sufficient to meet the demands of automatic (if applicable) and manual suppression systems. Procedures should be established for administrative controls for housekeeping, transient combustibles, and hot work in radioactive waste storage and accumulation areas. Noncombustible or fire-resistant materials should be used for packaging radioactive waste materials. The work control procedures should ensure that decommissioning activities associated with the removal and storage of radioactive waste, including packaging and shipment of radioactive materials, are subject to appropriate fire protection reviews. Procedures that describe necessary actions in response to a fire in the radioactive waste storage and accumulation areas should be developed. For example, ventilation