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NFPA 850: Recommended Practice for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations, 2015
- Important Notices and Disclaimers
- Additional Notices and Disclaimers
- Chapter 1 Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- 1.3 Application
- 1.4 Equivalency
- 1.5 Units
- Chapter 2 Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- 2.4 References for Extracts in Recommendations Sections
- Chapter 3 Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- Chapter 4 Fire Protection Design Process [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Stakeholders
- 4.3 Inputs to the Design Process
- 4.4 Fire Protection Design Basis Process
- 4.5 Fire Protection Design Basis Document (Deliverables)
- Chapter 5 General Plant Design [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Plant Arrangement
- 5.2 Life Safety
- 5.3 Building Construction Materials
- 5.4 Smoke and Heat Venting, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
- 5.5 Containment and Drainage
- 5.6 Emergency Lighting
- 5.7 Lightning Protection
- Chapter 6 General Fire Protection Systems and Equipment [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Water Supply
- 6.3 Valve Supervision
- 6.4 Supply Mains, Yard Mains, Hydrants, and Building Standpipes
- 6.5 Portable Fire Extinguishers
- 6.6 Fire Suppression Systems and Equipment— General Requirements
- 6.7 Fire-Signaling Systems
- Chapter 7 Identification of and Protection Against Hazards [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Fuel Handling — Gas
- 7.3 Fuel Handling — Oil
- 7.4 Fuel Handling — Coal
- 7.5 Steam Generator
- 7.6 Flue Gas
- 7.7 Turbine-Generator
- 7.8 Electrical Equipment
- 7.9 Auxiliary Equipment and Other Structures
- Chapter 8 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Combustion Turbines and Internal Combustion Engines [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 15, and 16
- 8.3 General Design and Equipment Arrangement
- 8.4 Unattended Facilities
- 8.5 Combustion Turbine and Internal Combustion Engine Generators
- 8.6 Electrical Equipment
- 8.7 Combined Cycle Units
- Chapter 9 Alternative Fuels [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 16, and 17
- 9.3 Mass Burn Fuels
- 9.4 Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF)
- 9.5 Biomass Fuels
- 9.6 Rubber Tires
- 9.7 Other Alternative Fuels and Processes
- Chapter 10 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Wind Turbine Generating Facilities [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7 and 16 and 17
- 10.3 General Design and Equipment Arrangement
- 10.4 Unattended Facilities
- 10.5 Wind Generating Facilities
- 10.6 Electrical Equipment Enclosures and Buildings
- Chapter 11 Solar Thermal Power Generation [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General
- 11.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 16, and 17
- 11.3 Risk Considerations
- 11.4 Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF)
- 11.5 Fire Protection
- Chapter 12 Geothermal Power Plants [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 16, and 17
- 12.3 Binary Plants
- 12.4 Fire Protection
- Chapter 13 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle Generating Facilities [Go to Page]
- 13.1 General
- 13.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 16, and 17
- 13.3 General Design and Equipment Arrangement
- 13.4 Emergency Response
- 13.5 IGCC Generating Facilities
- 13.6 Structures
- 13.7 Control/Electrical Equipment Enclosures and Buildings
- 13.8 Syngas Within Buildings and Enclosures
- 13.9 Prevention of Internal Explosions in Combustion Turbines
- Chapter 14 Identification and Protection of Hazards for Hydroelectric Generating Plants [Go to Page]
- 14.1 General
- 14.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7 and 16 and 17
- 14.3 General Design and Equipment Arrangement
- 14.4 Unattended Facilities
- 14.5 Identification and Protection of Hazards
- 14.6 Cable Tunnels
- Chapter 15 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Converter Stations [Go to Page]
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Application of Chapters 4 through 7, 16, and 17
- 15.3 HVDC Converter Stations
- Chapter 16 Fire Protection for the Construction Site [Go to Page]
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Administration
- 16.3 Site Clearing, Excavation, Tunneling, and Construction Equipment
- 16.4 Construction Warehouses, Shops, and Offices
- 16.5 Construction Site Lay-Down Areas
- 16.6 Temporary Construction Materials
- 16.7 Underground Mains, Hydrants, and Water Supplies
- 16.8 Manual Fire-Fighting Equipment
- Chapter 17 Fire Risk Control Program [Go to Page]
- 17.1 General
- 17.2 Management Policy and Direction
- 17.3 Fire Risk Control Program
- 17.4 Fire Protection Program
- 17.5 Identification of Fire Hazards of Materials
- Annex A Explanatory Material
- Annex B Sample Fire Report
- Annex C Fire Tests
- Annex D Loss Experience
- Annex E Fire Protection Design Basis Document
- Annex F Informational References
- Index [Go to Page]
