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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Quick Facts About Post-Fire Operator Manual Actions

  • Post-fire operator manual actions (OMAs) are actions performed by plant personnel on plant equipment to recover from a fire. These actions are written in procedures and generally include actions performed outside of the normal control room.

  • OMAs are necessary to support normal plant operations. Post-fire OMAs are different than normal OMAs since they are often performed in time critical and under stressful circumstances, such as in response to a plant fire.

  • Post-fire OMAs used in the place of physical protection often require prior NRC review and approval.

  • Post-fire OMAs are either documented in special procedures that are used following a fire or special fire procedures reference normal or emergency (non-fire) procedures.

  • Plant personnel are trained on the post-fire OMAs.

  • Licensees are required to analyze post-fire OMAs to ensure that the post-fire OMAs can adequately protect safe shutdown.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, March 10, 2020