Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f0fdf572-145b-48ca-b0eb-03ce5f350473
Document Type: srp
Title: Nearby Facilities
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0327/ML032740044.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.6
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e Protection Feature — Administrative controls, emergency lighting, fire barriers, fire brigade personnel, and other features provided for fire protection purposes. Revision 4 - October 2003 39 Fire Protection Program — The integrated effort involving components, procedures, and personnel utilized in carrying out all activities of fire protection. It includes system and facility design, fire prevention, fire detection, annunciation, confinement, suppression, administrative controls, fire brigade organization, inspection and maintenance, training, quality assurance, and testing. Fire Protection System - Fire detection, notification and suppression systems designed, installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable nationally recognized codes and standards endorsed by the NRC. Fire Resistance — The ability of an element of building construction, component, or structure to fulfill, for a stated period of time, the required load-bearing functions, integrity, thermal insulation, or other expected duty specified in a standard fire-resistance test. Fire Resistance Rating — The time that materials or assemblies have withstood a fire exposure as established in accordance with the test procedures of NFPA 251. Fire Retardant Material — Means material that has been coated or treated with chemicals, paints, or other materials that are designed to reduce the combustibility of the treated material. Fire Risk — Refers to the combination of the probability of a given fire event occurring and the estimated consequences of the event should it occur. Fire Stop — A feature of construction that prevents fire propagation along the length of cables or prevents spreading of fire to nearby combustibles within a given fire area or fire zone. Fire Suppression — Control and extinguishing of fires (firefighting). Manual fire suppression is the use of hoses, portable extinguishers, or manually actuated fixed systems by plant personnel. Automatic fire suppression is the