A brush fire would not have any impact on HI-STORE. The HI-STORM UMAX system is designed to resist natural and manmade events like fire, earthquakes, projectiles, tornados, floods and other extremes. As part of the final safety analysis report for HI-STORM UMAX, the NRC previously concluded the design basis fire accident does not affect the safe operation of the HI-system. If a brush fire were to occur near the HI-STORE facility, the potential of the fire spreading to the site is also extremely remote since combustible materials are not allowed to be stored in the area. The NRC will further examine this issue as part of its final safety evaluation report for HI-STORE.
