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Building X- Fire Protection System And Life Safety Evaluation, Anthony W. Sublett
Building X- Fire Protection System And Life Safety Evaluation, Anthony W. Sublett
Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports
The fire protection and life safety systems for Building X were evaluated for compliance in accordance with applicable nuclear power plant non-power block regulatory requirements, NEIL, INPO, IBC, and NFPA design requirements, codes, and standards. Building X is a one-story building with two internal balconies with 10 occupants per balcony, which is made of non-combustible materials that also has a partial basement with concrete walls (is normally unoccupied), which houses potable water pumps and piping for the facility. Building X falls under the definition of mixed occupancy per the International Building Code (IBC) and the Life Safety Code (LSC). Since …