scope:

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 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.

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.