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NFPA-805 Transition Pilot Plant FAQ 06-0007
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Site: Harris Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 08/22/2006
From: Holder A
Carolina Power & Light Co
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Moulton C, NRR/DRA, 415-2751
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NFPA-805 Transition Pilot Plant Frequently Asked Questions (Template)

Plant: Harris Nuclear Plant (HNP) FAQ # 06-0007 Submittal Date: 08-22-06 Licensee

Contact:

Alan Holder Tele/email 919-546-3372 NRC

Contact:

Tele/email Subject Interpretive Guidance? Yes / No Proposed New Guidance not currently in NEI 04-02? Yes / No Details NEI 04-02 Guidance needing interpretation (include section, paragraph number, and line number as applicable):

NEI 04-02, Section 4.3.1.

Circumstances requiring guidance interpretation or new guidance:

Clarification of NFPA-805, Chapter 3applicability requirements for fire brigades.

Detail contentious points if licensee and NRC have not reached agreement:

NA Potentially relevant existing FAQ numbers:

NA Response Section Proposed Resolution of FAQ and basis for the proposal:

Clarification to questions as presented.

If appropriate, provide proposed rewording of guidance for inclusion in next revision.

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From NFPA-805, Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition) 3.4 Industrial Fire Brigade 3.4.1 On-Site Fire-Fighting Capability. All of the following requirements shall apply.

(a) A fully staffed, trained, and equipped fire-fighting force shall be available at all times to control and extinguish all fires on site. This force shall have a minimum complement of five persons on duty and shall conform with the following NFPA standards as applicable:

(1) NFPA 600, Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades (interior structural fire fighting)

(2) NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs (3) NFPA 1582, Standard on Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters and Information for Fire Department Physicians Based on section 3.4 of NFPA-805, is it correct to interpret that; 1 NFPA-600 would apply only to plants with a traditional fire brigade made up of employees from one or more plant departments?

2 NFPA-1500 and 1582 would apply only to those plants which utilize a fire department organization?

3 Reference in section 3.4.1(a)(1), to (interior structural fire fighting) limits the applicable sections of NFPA-600 (2000 edition) to Chapters 2 and 5, (excluding incipient stage fire fighting, and advanced exterior fire fighting, Chapters 3,4,6)?

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