Research on Implementing a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants

Lihua Huang; Xiaoqiang Tang; Jianfeng Yang

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Research on Implementing a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants

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Lihua Huang¹^{, *}, Xiaoqiang Tang², Jianfeng Yang¹

¹Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd, 518000, Shenzhen, China

²Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co., Ltd, 529200, Taishan, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: huanglihua@cgnpc.com.cn

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Lihua Huang

Available Online 30 September 2026.

DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-783-5_15 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: Nuclear Power Plant; Fire Protection Program; Risk-Informed; Performance-Based; Probabilistic Safety Assessment
Abstract: Fire protection management constitutes an essential part of the defense-in-depth system for nuclear safety in nuclear power plants. With the advancement of Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) and risk-informed decision making (RIDM), nuclear facilities in the United States, among other, have taken the lead in transitioning from deterministic fire protection management system to a risk-informed one, of which the most critical step is the establishment of a risk-informed, performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection program. Based on a comparative analysis of the Chinese and U.S. nuclear fire protection regulations and standards, this article examines the feasibility of implementing such a fire protection program in Chinese nuclear power plants, and proposes the substitution of fire vulnerability analysis (FVA) for safe shutdown analysis during the transition process, thereby offering a possible approach for the transition of fire protection programs in China.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2026 2nd International Conference on Resilient City and Safety Engineering (ICRCSE 2026)
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date: 30 September 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-783-5
ISSN: 2352-5401
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-783-5_15 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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