ASN Report 2018

T he regulation of radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in the 6 overseas départements and regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) is ensured by the Paris division. The Paris division also acts as expert to the competent authorities of Nouvelle‑Calédonie and French Polynésie. Overseas départements and regions 23 inspections were carried out in the small-scale nuclear activities sector in the FrenchOverseas départements and regions in 2018. Two on-site inspection campaigns were carried out by the ASN Paris Division. One event concerning radiotherapy patients was rated level 1 on the ASN-SFRO scale in 2018. REGIONAL OVERVIEWOF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION THE INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO REGULATE COMPRISE: ཛྷ ཛྷ small-scale nuclear activities in the medical sector: ݸݸ 4 external-beam radiotherapy departments; ݸݸ 3 brachytherapy departments; ݸݸ 4 nuclear medicine departments; ݸݸ 26 centres performing fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures; ݸݸ about 35 centres in possession of at least one Computed Tomography (CT) scanner; ݸݸ about 100 medical radiology centres; ݸݸ about 1,000 dental radiology devices; ཛྷ ཛྷ small-scale nuclear activities in the veterinary, industrial and research sectors: ݸݸ more than 70 users of veterinary radiology devices; ݸݸ 2 industrial radiography companies using gamma radiography devices; ݸݸ 1 cyclotron; ཛྷ ཛྷ activities linked to the transport of radioactive substances. see p. 200 see p. 230 see p. 256 48  ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2018