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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Content:
ory Guide 1.191 was subsequently issued in May 2001 providing additional guidance for implementation of the fire protection regulations for permanently shutdown reactors. In April 2001, the Commission issued Regulatory Guide 1.189, which was developed to consolidate the fire protection requirements and guidance for operating nuclear power plants that had been developed over the years. The Regulatory Guide addresses the requirements specific to fire protection for operating plants, and thus, does not address the IPEEE, license renewal, decommissioning, or enhanced fire protection requirements discussed above. As illustrated in the preceding discussion, the Commission’s fire protection requirements and guidelines consist of a multitude of rules, regulatory guides, generic communications, staff guidance, and other related documents. This BTP is intended to compile the Commission’s requirements and guidelines into comprehensive review guidance that directly, or via reference, will support the reviewer in determining the adequacy of fire protection programs or related submittals for new designs, operating plants, license renewal, or permanently shutdown nuclear power plants. 2. Fire Protection Program Goals and Objectives Fire protection for nuclear power plants uses the concept of defense-in-depth to achieve the required degree of reactor safety by using echelons of administrative controls, fire protection systems and features, and safe shutdown capability. These defense-in-depth principles are aimed at achieving the following objectives. • To prevent fires from starting, Revision 4 - October 2003 10 • To detect rapidly, control, and extinguish promptly those fires that do occur, and • To provide protection for structures, systems, and components important to safety so that a fire that is not promptly extinguished by the fire suppression activities will not prevent the safe shutdown of the plant or result in release of radioactive materials to the environment.