Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 015777a8-f12b-40c1-8b78-e8bd847e1b0e
Document Type: srp
Title: TRAINING FOR NONLICENSED PLANT STAFF
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0600/ML060030199.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.2.2
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ent. Persons planning and authorizing an unannounced drill shall ensure that the responding shift fire brigade members are not aware that a drill is being planned until it is begun. Unannounced drills shall not be scheduled more frequently than 4 weeks apart. At least one drill per year shall be performed on a "backshift" for each shift fire brigade. (c) The drills shall be preplanned to establish the training objectives of the drill and shall be critiqued to determine how well the training objectives have been met. Unannounced drills shall be planned and critiqued by members of the management staff responsible for plant safety and fire protection. Performance deficiencies of a fire brigade or of individual fire brigade members shall be remedied by scheduling additional training for the brigade or members. Unsatisfactory drill performance shall be followed by a repeat drill within 30 days. (d) At 3-year intervals, a randomly selected unannounced drill shall be critiqued by qualified individuals independent of the licensee's staff. A written report from such individuals shall be available for NRC review. (e) Drills shall, as a minimum, include the following: i) Assessment of fire alarm effectiveness, time required to notify and assemble the fire brigade, selection, placement, and use of equipment, and firefighting strategies. ii) Assessment of each brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the firefighting strategy for the area assumed to contain the fire. Assessment of the brigade member's compliance with established plant firefighting procedures and use of firefighting equipment, including self-contained emergency breathing apparatus, communication equipment, and ventilation equipment, to the extent practicable. Rev. 2 - November 2005 1 3.2.2-8 iii) The simulated use of firefighting equipment required to cope with the situation and type of fire selected for the drill. The area and type of fire chosen for the drill should differ from those used in the