NFPA (Fire) 801 ✓ Most Recent

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NFPA 801 addresses fire protection requirements intended to reduce the risk of fires and explosions at facilities handling radioactive materials.

The objectives of this standard are to reduce personal hazards, provide protection from property damage, and minimize process interruption resulting from fire and explosion. Radioactive contamination might or might not be a factor in these risks.

This standard shall not apply to commercial power-generating reactors that are covered by NFPA 804, Standard for Fire Protection for Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants; NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants; and NFPA 806, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Electric Generating Plants Change Process. See more