Status of the fire protection research (FPR) program

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6399729

Klamerus, L J

The objective of the Fire Protection Research (FPR) Program at Sandia is to confirm the capability of safety features in use or planned for use in nuclear power plants. This objective is to be achieved by full scale testing and experimental and analytical evaluation of fire phenomenology. The specific major tasks of the research during this part year were: (1) Test fire resistant coatings to establish their effectiveness as a fire retardant on electrical cable trays; (2) Test fire shields between horizontal cable trays to establish their effectiveness in preventing fire propagation between such trays; (3) Begin tests of vertical cable tray configurations to establish the effectiveness of barriers and water suppression to prevent fire propagation between the trays; and (4) Design and construction of a fire test facility for use in determining the capability of gas and water suppression systems to extinguish deep-seated cable fires.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-14-2170
• OSTI ID: 6399729
• Report Number(s): SAND-78-2025c; CONF-781146-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220900* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
CABLES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CABLES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FIRE PREVENTION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
SANDIA LABORATORIES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS