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  • NFPA 850 : 2015

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    FIRE PROTECTION FOR ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS AND HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT CONVERTER STATIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Superseded date:  21-01-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  National Fire Protection Association

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    Chapter 1 - Administration
    Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
    Chapter 3 - Definitions
    Chapter 4 - Fire Protection Design Process
    Chapter 5 - General Plant Design
    Chapter 6 - General Fire Protection Systems and Equipment
    Chapter 7 - Identification of and Protection Against Hazards
    Chapter 8 - Identification and Protection of Hazards for
                 Combustion Turbines and Internal Combustion
                 Engines
    Chapter 9 - Alternative Fuels
    Chapter 10 - Identification and Protection of Hazards for
                 Wind Turbine Generating Facilities
    Chapter 11 - Solar Thermal Power Generation
    Chapter 12 - Geothermal Power Plants
    Chapter 13 - Identification and Protection of Hazards for
                 Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle Generating
                 Facilities
    Chapter 14 - Identification and Protection of Hazards for
                 Hydroelectric Generating Plants
    Chapter 15 - High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Converter
                 Stations
    Chapter 16 - Fire Protection for the Construction Site
    Chapter 17 - Fire Risk Control Program
    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

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    Gives recommendations for fire prevention and fire protection for electric generating plants and high voltage direct current converter stations, except as follows: Nuclear power plants are addressed in NFPA 805; and fuel cells are addressed in NFPA 853.

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    Development Note 2010 Edition is also available in Spanish Language, See NFPA 850 SPANISH. (03/2012) Supersedes and incorporates NFPA 851. (02/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Fire Protection Association
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    NFPA 801 : 2014 FIRE PROTECTION FOR FACILITIES HANDLING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
    NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    NFPA 101 HDBK : 2018 LIFE SAFETY CODE HANDBOOK
    NFPA 851 : 2010 FIRE PROTECTION FOR HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS
    NFPA 20 HDBK : 2016 STATIONARY FIRE PUMPS HANDBOOK
    NFPA 5000 : 2018 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY CODE
    PD IEC/TR 62757:2015 Fire prevention measures on converters for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, static var compensators (SVC) and flexible ac transmission systems (FACTS) and their valve halls
    NFPA 59A : 2016 PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
    NFPA 2 : 2016 HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES CODE
    NFPA 120 : 2015 FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN COAL MINES
    N293-12 (R2017) Fire protection for nuclear power plants
    NFPA 101B : 2002 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
    NASA-STD-8719.11B:2020 STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY
    NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
    UFC 3-600-01 : Change 2 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING FOR FACILITIES
    IEEE 1827 : 2016 ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL DESIGN OF HYDROELECTRIC WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES
    NFPA 101 : 2018 LIFE SAFETY CODE
    NFPA 55 : 2016 COMPRESSED GASES AND CRYOGENIC FLUIDS CODE
    CSA N293 : 2012 : INC : UPD 1 : 2017 : R201700 FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
    CSA N293 : 2012(R2018) FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
    CSA N293 : 2012 FIRE PROTECTION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
    NASA STD 8719.11 : 2008 SAFETY STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION
    NFPA 85 : 2015 BOILER AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS HAZARDS CODE
    IEEE 979:2012 GUIDE FOR SUBSTATION FIRE PROTECTION
    NFPA 8506 : 1998 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR SYSTEMS
    NFPA 1 : 2018 FIRE CODE

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    NFPA 2010 : 2015 FIXED AEROSOL FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
    NFPA 1971 : 2018 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
    NFPA 72 : 2016 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE
    NFPA 13 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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    NFPA 1143 : 2018 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
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