Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 8e45dce1-e1e7-4415-b1dd-7e2a610e545b
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2023/ML20231A835.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.189
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e should be qualified by knowledge, suitable training, and experience for such work. 1.6.2 General Employee Training Each nuclear plant employee has a responsibility to respond to plant fires. General site employee training should introduce all personnel to the elements of the site’s FPP, including the responsibilities of the fire protection staff. Training should also include information on the types of fires and related extinguishing agents, specific fire hazards at the site, and actions in the event of a fire suppression system actuation. General employee training should provide specific instruction to site and contractor personnel on the following: a. appropriate actions to take upon discovering a fire, including, for example, notification of the control room, attempts to extinguish the fire, and actuation of local fire suppression systems; b. actions upon hearing a fire alarm; DG-1359, Page 23 c. administrative controls on the use of combustibles and ignition sources; and d. actions necessary in the event of a combustible liquid spill, gas release, or leaks. 1.6.3 Fire Watch Training Fire watches provide for observation and control of fire hazards associated with hot work, and they may act as compensatory measures for degraded fire protection systems and features. Specific fire watch training should provide appropriate instruction on fire watch duties, responsibilities, and required actions for the different types of fire watches, such as continuous hot-work fire watches and hourly fire watches, etc. Fire watch qualifications should include hands-on training on a practice fire with the extinguishing equipment to be used while on fire watch, if applicable. If fire watches are to be used as compensatory actions, the fire watch training should include recordkeeping requirements. 1.6.4 Fire Brigade Training and Qualifications The fire brigade training program should establish and maintain the capability to fight credible and challenging fires. The program should