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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. The staff should consider the cable spreading rooms’ importance to safety, as well as the potential impact on adjacent SSCs, when reviewing the fire protection provisions for these areas. 9.5.1-22 Revision 5 - March 2007 APPENDIX B Supplemental Fire Protection Review Criteria for License Renewal The purpose of this appendix is to provide guidance on the review of the fire protection system in an application for renewal of a nuclear power plant operating license submitted in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 54, “Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licences for Nuclear Power Plants.” RG 1.188, “Standard Format and Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses,” provides additional information and guidelines on the renewal process. The RG endorses the methods contained in NEI guideline, NEI 95-10, “Industry Guideline for Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 54 - The License Renewal Rule,” Revision 6, June 2005. NUREG-1800, Revision 1, “Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants” and NUREG-1801, Revision 1, “Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report” also provide review guidance for license renewal applications. 10 CFR 54.4(a)(3), states, in part, that SSCs relied on in safety analyses or plant evaluations to perform a function that demonstrates compliance with the Commission’s regulations for fire protection (10 CFR Part 50.48) are within the scope of the rule. NUREG-1800 and NEI 95-10 provide the methodology for scoping and screening of fire protection SSCs. When evaluating license renewal applications, it is important to note that the scope of SSCs included in 10 CFR Part 50.48 goes beyond the protection of only safety-related equipment. In accordance with General Design Criterion (GDC) 3, “Fire Protection,” the scope of equipment required to comply with 10 CFR Part 50.48 is broad and also includes fire protection SSCs needed to minimize the