FIRE SAFETY REGULATORY

CONTROL

Ukraine

NNEGC Energoatom

Khmelnitsky NPP

2015

Presentation by KhNPP Chief Inspector - Koba К. М.

Subject:

Legislation

Code of Civil Defense of Ukraine

governs relationships as regards protection of the population, environment and property from emergency situations, including the response to such situations, as well as functioning of the national civil defense system; it also determines the powers of public and local authorities, rights and duties of enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens.

National Fire Safety Regulations and Standards

Fire Safety Regulations of Ukraine

establish general fire safety requirements to different buildings and structures, including their

adjacent areas, and other immovable property, machinery and equipment in operation, and

construction sites; they also establish fire safety requirements to construction, reconstruction,

restoration, overhaul and technical re-equipment of buildings and structures.

Licensing Conditions for Economic Activity in the Area of Fire Fighting

Services and Activities

define organizational, qualification, technological and specific requirements to economic activity

in the area of fire fighting services and activities.

Fire Fighting Regulations

establish key requirements to development, implementation and acceptance of fire fighting

activities, as well as requirements to procurement of fire resistant materials and maintenance of

fire resistant coating.

Fire Extinguisher Operating Rules

Standard Specifications for Fire Extinguishers Availability

establish general requirements to operation of fire extinguishers and determine availability of

the required number of fire extinguishers for different facilities.

Other Fire Safety Regulations establish requirements to fire alarm systems, centralized fire surveillance systems, testing of smoke

protection systems, identification of the production category in terms of explosion and fire safety,

procedure for fire safety training, activity of fire safety commissions, etc.

National Fire Safety Standards Fire Hydrants - DSTU 4401-1:2005, DSTU 4401-2:2005 , DSTU

671-3:2005

establish requirements to fabrication, testing and operation of fire hydrants;

Lightning protection equipment for buildings and structures - DSTU B.V.2.5-38:2006

establishes requirements to design, fabrication and operation of lightning protection equipment for any type of buildings, structures and utility lines of the industry;

Fire Protection, Fire Safety Signs - DSTU ISO6309:2007

establishes safety signs for fire protection and fire fighting;

Other Fire Safety Standards

establish requirements to fire fighting systems, equipment, machinery and cable products.

Construction Standards for the

Design Phase Fire Safety of Facilities under Construction - DBN V.1.1-7-2002

establishes classification of constructions, materials, fire barriers, staircases, buildings and structures, as well as general requirements to personnel safety during fires and fire safety of constructive and space-planning decisions;

Fire Protection Systems - DBN V.2.5-56:2010

applies to designing, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire protection systems: automatic fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, fire warning and evacuation control systems, smoke removal and excess air systems, and centralized surveillance systems for different facilities;

Fire Safety Standards for Designing Nuclear Power Plants with Water-moderated Water-cooled Reactors - VBN V.1.1-034-03.307-2003

applies to designing fire protection systems for WWER nuclear power plants both in operation and under construction.

Corporate Fire Safety

Regulations Fire safety regulations in companies, enterprises

and organizations of the energy sector of Ukraine

establish fire safety requirements that are binding for all companies, enterprises and organizations of the energy sector regardless of their forms of ownership;

Fire safety regulations for operation of nuclear power plants

are binding for use by legal entities and individuals on NPP sites;

Instruction manuals, guidelines and other plant-level regulatory documents related to fire safety.

NPP Fire Safety Control

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) NNEGC Energoatom

SESU Central Office

- Release of licenses for fire fighting activities;

- Certification of fire fighting products;

- Approval of personnel training programs;

- Participation in the designing of high-risk facilities and fire

protection systems;

- Acceptance of high-risk facilities and fire protection systems;

- Monitoring of compliance with conditions of the licensing

activity;

-Monitoring of compliance with the legislation, regulations

and standards in the area of fire safety during routine and out-

of-schedule inspections of the NPP fire safety.

Khmelnitsky Region SESU Office

- Monitoring of compliance with conditions of the licensing

activity;

- Involvement in routine and out-of-schedule inspections of the

NPP fire safety and verification of compliance with the fire

safety legislation, regulations, and standards;

- Acceptance of fire protection systems;

- Participation in the common fire fighting and tactical drills;

State Fire and Rescue Crew No.3

- Daily monitoring of the fire safety and observance of the fire

safety regime on the contractual basis as regards protection of

KhNPP facilities from fire.

Safety Oversight Directorate

Labor Protection and Fire Safety

Department:

- Coordination of actions, monitoring of

production-related activity, and

performance of the functions of NNEGC

Energoatom Fire Safety Service;

- Conduct of comprehensive fire safety

inspections at the NPPs.

KhNPP Oversight and Fire Safety

Service

Fire Safety Oversight Division

- Daily fire safety monitoring and

observance of the fire safety regime by

KhNPP departments.