Fire protection in nuclear power plants. A safety guide

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6862136

The purpose of this safety guide is to give design and some operational guidance for protection from fire and fire-related explosions in nuclear power plants, based on the general guidance given in the Code of Practice on Design for Safety of Nuclear Power Plants (IAEA Safety Series No. 50-C-D) and Code of Practice on Safety in Nuclear Power Plant Operation, including Commissioning and Decommissioning (IAEA Safety Series No. 50-C-0). All these publications form part of the Agency's program, referred to as the NUSS program, for establishing Codes of Practice and Safety Guides relating to land-based stationary thermal neutron power plants. Certain types of fire incidents can occur which are likely to lead only to property damage and which will in no way endanger the reactor safety as such. This guide confines itself to fire protection of items important to safety, leaving the aspects of fire protection not related to safety in nuclear power plants to be decided upon the basis of the national practices and regulations.

• OSTI ID: 6862136
• Report Number(s): IAEA-50-SG-D2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EXPLOSIONS
FIRE PREVENTION
FIRES
IAEA
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
STANDARDS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS