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Fire
Protection for Operating Reactors
Consistent with the mission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the staff of the agency's Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) pursues a variety of regulatory and oversight activities to protect people and the environment from the effects of fire in operating nuclear power
plants.
The NRC's fire protection regulations, inspections, and research are guided
by a focus on continued nuclear power plant safety. To accomplish this,
the NRC requires a robust fire protection program at every commercial
nuclear power plant in the United States.
For information about NRR's current fire protection activities
for operating reactors, see the following related pages:
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