NFPA 801 Standard for Fire Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials
NFPA 801 放射物质运输设备标准
1.1 Scope.
1.1.1* This standard addresses fire protection requirements intended to reduce the risk of fires and explosions at facilities handling radioactive materials. These requirements are applicable to all locations where radioactive materials are stored, handled, or used in quantities and under conditions requiring government oversight and/or license (e.g., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or U.S. Department of Energy) to possess or use these materials, and to all other locations with equal quantities or conditions.
1.1.2 This standard shall not apply to commercial power reactors that are covered by NFPA 804, Standard for Fire Protection for Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, and NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants.
Take the latest precautions for fire protection around radioactive materials as defined in the 2008 NFPA 801.
Wherever radioactive materials are handled, processed, or stored, special safety measures are needed to reduce the risk of fire or explosion and the severity of contamination from a fire or explosion. NFPA 801 Fire Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials applies to all facilities that handle radioactive materials except nuclear reactors.
Revisions to the 2008 edition include
· Definitions and references were updated for consistency with other NFPA® documents.
· Added coverage of temporary interior containment structures
· Clarification of requirements regarding on-site fire emergency response
(Softbound, 30 pp., 2008)
