Voluntary Fire Protection Requirements for Light Water Reactors; Adoption of NFPA 805 as a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Alternative
hydroelectric · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Published 2004-06-16 · Effective 2004-07-16 · 69 FR 33536
Document
Document number
04-13522
Federal Register citation
69 FR 33536
CFR reference
10 CFR 50
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
hydroelectric
Sub-agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2004-06-16
Effective date
2004-07-16
Abstract
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its fire protection requirements for nuclear power reactor licensees to permit existing reactor licensees to voluntarily adopt fire protection requirements contained in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, "Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition" (NFPA 805). These fire protection requirements are an alternative to the existing deterministic, prescriptive fire protection requirements.