NRC–RES/EPRI 2021 Fire PRA Workshop
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), in cooperation with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), working under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperative Nuclear Safety Research, will sponsor workshops related to the development of fire probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs). Training will cover the methodology presented in "EPRI/NRC-RES Fire PRA Methodology for Nuclear Power Facilities" (NUREG/CR-6850/EPRI 1011989) and follow on publications. Past training workshops have included five separate modules: PRA Introduction, Electrical Analysis, Fire Analysis, Human Reliability (HRA), and Advanced Fire Modeling..
Only Module 2, Electrical Analysis, and Module 3, Fire Analysis, are being offered this year. Module 2 will be held as five sessions starting August 25th. Module 3 will be held as 6 session beginning May 5th and is an enhanced version of the typical Module 3. In addition to the usual course content, Module 3 will include some of the important content from Module 5 (Advanced Fire Modeling). Both class modules will be held virtually as public meetings and will be available at no charge. Each session will be approximately 3 to 4 hours long and will begin at 10:00 am eastern time.. NRC staff are required to request approval for attendance through TMS then register using the corresponding registration link below. Descriptions of the two modules and a link to the course website and registration are provided in the links within the table below.
Course Registration
| Module |
Technical Area |
Location |
Dates |
| II |
Electrical Analysis  (jointly sponsored by NRC/EPRI) |
Virtual |
Session 1
Circuit Failure and Circuit Fundamentals
August 25, 2021
Session 2
Cable Selection and Standard Requirements
September 8, 2021
Session 3
Detailed Circuit Failure Analysis
September 22, 2021
Session 4
Practical Examples
September 29, 2021
Session 5
Circuit Failure Mode Likelihood Analysis
October 13, 2021
|
| III |
Fire Analysis
(Enhanced)
(jointly sponsored by NRC/EPRI) |
Virtual |
Session 1
Plant Partitioning and Fire Ignition Frequencies
May 5, 2021
Session 2
Fire Modeling
May 19, 2021
Session 3
Detection/Suppression
June 2, 2021
Session 4
Fire Modeling II
June 16, 2021
Session 5
Special Models
June 30, 2021
Session 6
Advanced Fire Modeling
July 14, 2021 |
Contact Information
If you have questions or need further information regarding these courses, please contact the following:
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, April 23, 2021