The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire of 1975 and the History of NRC Fire Regulations: DVD (NUREG/BR-0361, Supplement 1)

On this page:

• Publication Information
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Historical Documents
• Questions and Answers

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Supplement 1 to NUREG/BR-0361 as a DVD, which accompanied the printed brochure. You may Contact Us to obtain a complete copy of this set. Alternatively, you may view or download many of the component files through the Table of Contents, below. However, please note that the related Microsoft Windows Media audio/video files (identified as WMV, below) are not currently available for download.

Publication Information

Date Published: January 2009

Prepared by:
David Stroup,
Jessica Kratchman,
Felix E. Gonzalez,
Mark Henry Salley

Fire Research Branch
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Abstract

This DVD is a collection of regulatory and industry documents issued before and after the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Fire of 1975, intended to capture the history of regulations in the nuclear industry and, specifically, in the fire protection area. The documents in this DVD are organized by category and chronologically listed to facilitate reading. The DVD includes only those documents that were affected by the regulatory implications caused by the BFN fire. The documents included in this DVD also reflect fire protection regulations and studies of about a decade after the fire, and do not discuss current fire protection regulations or studies performed after the 1990s. The timeline presented in the introduction summarize the events critical to fire protection regulation in U.S. nuclear power plants (NPPs) from 1971 through 1981.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Historical Documents

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Introduction

Historical Documents

Questions and Answers

This DVD provides a compilation of information to gain perspective about the BFN fire of 1975. Document types each serve a different purpose and answer a different question. Combined, these sources create a well-rounded picture of the event for varied types and levels of users. Individually, they paint a detailed picture of certain aspects of the event. The following table asks some questions related to the BFN fire and provides examples of where the user should go in the DVD to find the answers.