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Protection against
fires for
power plants
(NFPA 850)
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Metal Conveyor NFPA 850 Gas Boilers

NFPA850 provides recommendations (no

requirements for fire protection
for power generation plants with

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fossil fuels (that is, coal, gas or

oil) or alternative fuels (that is,

Nuclear or hydroelectric power plants

are not covered by NFPA 850: NFPA 805
addresses power plant standards
nuclear, while the recommendations for
hydroelectric power plants are presented in
NFPA 851.

First of all, a program must be established

fire risk control, which must
review and update periodically. Like
At a minimum, procedures must be prepared.
writings for the following:

Detailed fire prevention program,

Detailed procedure for impediments, to
identify and rectify equipment not available for
service
Emergency fire plan.

Recommendations for the

fire protection
in power plants.
First of all, a must be done
determination of the fire area. The limits
fire area must be created to separate
critical areas such as distribution rooms
cables: tunnels, control rooms, rooms of
computers, switch rooms, rooms of
batteries, warehouses, fuel facilities
and boilers, fuel tanks,
containers, etc. from adjacent areas. From

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According to NFPA 850, the barriers against

fires that separate the fire areas

Fire protection
for type transformers
exterior with insulation of
oil
It is strongly recommended that any
outdoor insulated oil transformer
that contains 500 gallons (1890 liters) or more of
oil should be separated from nearby structures
through a firewall with a 2-hour rating or
for a specific spatial separation of
agreement with the recommendations of NFPA 850.

Whenever a firewall is installed between

transformers (see the image at
continuation), it must extend at least 1 foot
(0.31 m) above the top of the casing of
transformer and the oil tank and at least 2
feet (0.61 m) beyond the width of El
transformer and the cooling radiators.

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Fire protection
for transformers of
interior.
Dry type transformers are very
preferred for use inside buildings. Without
embargo, in case a is installed
oil insulated transformer in the
interior, so if its oil content
exceeds 100 gallons (379 liters), then must
to separate from the nearby areas by a
fire barrier of classification of
three-hour fire resistance. In case of
I installed an automatic extinguishing system.
fires, fire resistance is allowed
the fire barrier is reduced to 1
hour.

Building materials
for power plants.

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New

With the exception of the roof materials, the

materials used in critical buildings of
power block must not be
fuels or limited fuels. They
it is recommended that the roof covering be Class
A, in accordance with NFPA 256, while the
construction of the metal roof cover
It must be 'Class I' or 'fire classified'.

Air conditioning systems,

ventilation systems of
smoke and heat.
HVAC systems and all components
related (firewall gates,
ducts, etc.) will generally be designed of
compliance with NFPA 90A and NFPA standards
90B.

The air conditioning in the control room must

provide a slightly environment
pressurized to prevent the entry of smoke into
case of a fire outside the control room.

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The smoke and heat ventilation systems do not

they replace normal ventilation systems.

fire risk assessment and designed of

in accordance with NFPA 92A and NFPA 204.

Water supply for

fire protection.
The fire pumps and the tanks against
fires should be sized during a
water supply period of 2 hours for
meet the following requirements:
the highest demand for fire extinguishing systems
of fires (it is calculated from the study
detailed about fire extinction) or any
fire suppression the demands of the system
that are expected to operate simultaneously
during a single event, whichever is greater and
a supply of hose juice no less than
500 gpm (1890 liters per minute)

In case the tanks are used for the

fire fighting water supply, must
fill oneself from a source capable of recovering the
supply of 2 hours in a maximum of 8 hours.
It is strongly recommended that the filling
tanks are done automatically.

Fire protection
for oil plants.
Oil handling facilities
combustibles must generally comply with the
NFPA 30, NFPA 31, and NFPA 70 standards.

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The internal tank heaters must be

equipped with sensor devices of

external tank heaters must

to lock oneself in with a switch to isolate
the heater yes
the flow of oil is interrupted. For reasons of
security, the bombs will be installed outside of the
dikes of the tanks and it will be mandatory to control
close monitoring of the filling of the tanks to avoid the
excessive filling of tanks.

Depending on the case, automatic systems,

whether with water, foam water or systems of
gas flooding (see the image at )
they can be used with ends of
fire protection. The use of systems
foam for the protection of the tank of
outdoor storage should be considered
seriously in the risk assessment of
fire.

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Fire protection
for coal plants.

initiation of fire due to self-heating

spontaneous coal. In general, the piles of
short-term storage must
stay. Coal bags should be avoided.
dead.

The coal piles should not be located near

heat sources, such as steam lines or sources
of air, such as access wells, doors, etc.

Storage structures (silos,

bunkers, etc.) must be made of non
fuels and be designed with the minimum
number of corners, horizontal surfaces or
bags that cause the carbon to be trapped
and therefore increase the risk of combustion
spontaneous.

Since coal dust also constitutes

a fire hazard, fire systems must be installed
of dust collection or suppression designed
adequately to minimize the dispersion of
coal dust.

The coal conveyor belts must be

made of material designed to resist ignition. The
hydraulic systems should only use the fluids
fireproof hydraulics listed.

Automatic systems must be employed

sprinklers or water sprinklers for the
fire protection of structures
coal management that are critical for the

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energy generation where it is likely that it

accumulate coal or coal dust.

for sprayers.
The design must comply with NFPA 85. It
strongly recommends the use of systems
carbon monoxide gas detection
as an early indication of the conditions
what could trigger the start of the fire or
even the explosion.

Fire protection
for turbine generators
In case the generator is cooled by
hydrogen, the NFPA standard must be respected
55. The routing of hydrogen pipes
must avoid dangerous areas. They must
provide seal oil pumps
redundant hydrogen with sources of
separate food.

The hydraulic control system, as well as the

lubricating oil systems must use a
Fire-resistant guide listed. The deposits-
lubricating oil tanks must be
equipped with a steam extractor, ventilated to a
safe place outside the turbine building. The
components of the lubricating oil system
must comply with the NFPA 30 standard.

All areas underneath the operation floor of

turbine generator where the flow could occur
of oil, the spraying of oil or the

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oil accumulation must be protected

through an automatic sprayer or a system of

The bearings of the turbine generator must

protect yourself with an automatic system of
closed head sprinklers.

The casing of the turbine generator exciter

must be protected with an automatic system of
flooding of carbon dioxide.

For more details about the equipment

briefly described above, but
also for other equipment such as purifiers,
electrostatic precipitators, cable tunnels,
boiler feed water pumps
etc., the user is requested to consult NFPA
850.

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