Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 05a851a6-07ff-41b4-8528-a032ba433e04
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0327/ML032740044.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Plant Systems Branch (SPLB) Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The purpose of the fire protection program (FPP) is to provide assurance, through a defense-in- depth philosophy, that the Commission’s fire protection objectives are satisfied. These objectives are: 1) minimize the potential for fires and explosions to occur; 2) rapidly detect, control, and extinguish fires that do occur; and 3) ensure that fire will not prevent the performance of necessary safe shutdown functions and will not significantly increase the risk of radioactive releases to the environment. In addition, fire protection systems must be designed such that their failure or inadvertent operation does not adversely impact the ability of the structures, systems and components important to safety to perform their safety functions. A fire protection program for a nuclear power plant licensed to operate generally consists of the following elements: • comprehensive identification and analysis of fire hazards • organization and staff positions responsible for management and implementation of the fire protection program • fire prevention program consisting of administrative policy, procedures, and practices for training of general plant personnel; control of fire hazards; inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and features; control of plant design and modification; control of fire system outages and impairments; and fire protection program quality assurance • automatic fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems, including fire water supply and distribution systems • manual suppression capability including; standpipe design, hydrants, hose stations, fire department connections, fire brigade organization, training, qualification, equipment, and drills, emergency plans and procedures, and if applicable, offsite mutual aid capabilities. ATTACHMENT Revision 4 - October 2003 9.5.1-2 • building design for fire protection including