
NFPA 805:2025
Current
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Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants
Hardcopy
English
12-06-2024
Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Goals. 1.4 Performance Objectives. 1.5 Performance Criteria. 1.6 Equivalency. 1.7 Code of Record. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Methodology 4.1 Intent. 4.2 General Approach. 4.3 Assumptions. 4.4 Engineering Analyses. 4.5 Evaluating the Damage Threshold. 4.6 Monitoring. 4.7 Program Documentation, Configuration Control, and Quality. Chapter 5 Fundamental Fire Protection Program and Design Elements 5.1 General. 5.2 Fire Protection Plan. 5.3 Prevention. 5.4 Industrial Fire Brigade. 5.5 Water Supply. 5.6 Standpipe and Hose Stations. 5.7 Fire Extinguishers. 5.8 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems. 5.9 Automatic and Manual Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems. 5.10 Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems. 5.11 Passive Fire Protection Features. Chapter 6 Determination of Fire Protection Systems and Features 6.1 Methodology. 6.2 Nuclear Safety. 6.3 Radiation Release. 6.4 Life Safety. 6.5 Plant Damage/Business Interruption. Chapter 7 Fire Protection During Decommissioning and Permanent Shutdown 7.1 Intent. 7.2 Fire Protection Plan. 7.3 Maintaining Fire Protection Capability. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Nuclear Safety Analysis Annex C Application of Fire Modeling in Nuclear Power Plant Fire Hazard Assessments Annex D Use of Fire PSA Methods in NFPA805 Annex E Deterministic Approach — Plant Damage/Business Interruption Annex F Informational References
This standard specifies the minimum fire protec‐ tion requirements for existing light water nuclear power plants during all phases of plant operation, including shutdown, degraded conditions, and decommissioning.
DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
72
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PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
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NFPA 259:2023 | Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials |
NFPA 701:2023 | Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films |
NFPA 10 : 2013 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
NFPA 51B:2024 | Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work |
NFPA 22:2023 | WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION |
NFPA 14:2024 | Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems |
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