ASN Report 2018

Introduction	III
Roles	IV
Operations	V
Key figures in 2018	VI
ASN organisation chart	IX
Commission editorial	2
Editorial by the Director General	6
ASN assessements per licencee and per field of activity	8
ASN assessements per licencee	8
ASN assessements per field of activity	12
2018 significant events	14
Regulatory news	22
Regional overview of nuclear safety and radiation protection	26
Chapter 01 - Nuclear activities: ionising radiation and health and environmental risks	88
State of knowledge of the hazards and risks associated with ionising radiation	90
The different sources of ionising radiation	94
Monitoring of exposure to ionising radiation	97
Chapter 02 - The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection and the regulation and oversight stakeholders	106
The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection	108
The stakeholders	113
Financing the regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection	126
Outlook	128
Chapter 03 - Regulation of nuclear activities and exposure to ionising radiation	130
Verifying that the licensee assumes its responsibilities	132
Ensuring that regulation is proportionate to the implications	133
Efficient regulation and oversight	136
Monitoring the impact of nuclear activities and radioactivity in the environment	145
Identifying and penalising deviations	152
Outlook	155
Chapter 04 - Radiological emergency and post-accident situations	156
Anticipating	158
Organising for action in an emergency and post-accident situation	164
Learning from experience	167
Outlook	169
Chapter 05 - Informing the public and other audiences	170
Developing relations between ASN and the public	172
Reinforcing the right to information and participation of the public	176
Chapter 06 - International relations	182
ASN objectives in Europe and worldwide	184
Relations within Europe	186
Multilateral International Relations	190
International agreements	193
Bilateral Relations	194
Outlook	199
Chapter 07 - Medical uses of ionising radiation	200
Nuclear-based medical activities	202
External-beam radiotherapy	206
Brachytherapy	212
Nuclear medicine	215
Interventional practices using ionising radiation	221
Medical and dental radiodiagnosis	224
Blood product irradiators	228
Synthesis and prospects	228
Chapter 08 - Sources of ionising radiation and their industrial, veterinary and research applications	230
Industrial, research and veterinary uses of ionising radiation	232
Regulation of industrial, research and veterinary activities	236
Assessment of the radiation protection situation in applications involving radiation risks in the industrial, research and veterinary sectors	243
Manufacturers and distributors of radioactive sources and their oversight by ASN	251
Conclusion and outlook	254
Chapter 09 - Transport of radioactive substances	256
Radioactive substances traffic	258
Regulations governing the transport of radioactive substances	259
Roles and responsibilities in regulating the transport of radioactive substances	265
ASN action in the transport of radioactive substances	266
Chapter 10 - EDF Nuclear Power Plants	274
Overview of nuclear power plants	276
Monitoring of nuclear safety	280
Outlook	314
Chapter 11 - Nuclear fuel cycle installations	316
The fuel cycle	318
ASN actions in the field of fuel cycle facilities: a graded approach	323
Chapter 12 - Nuclear research and miscellaneous industrial facilities	326
Research facilities, laboratories and other facilities in France	328
ASN actions in the field of research facilities: a graded approach	332
The nuclear safety of research and miscellaneous industrial facilities	333
Chapter 13 - Decommissioning of Basic Nuclear Installations	334
Technical and legal framework for decommissioning	336
Situation of nuclear installations undergoing decommissioning - specific challenges	339
ASN actions concerning research facilities: a graded approach	343
Assessment of the nuclear safety of facilities undergoing decommissioning	345
Appendix: List of BNIs undergoing decommissioning or delicensed as at 31 December 2018	348
Chapter 14 - Radioactive waste and contaminated sites and soils	352
Radioactive waste	354
Nuclear safety in waste management support facilities, role of ASN and waste management strategies of the major nuclear licensees	365
Assessment of the nuclear safety of the facilities operated by Andra	370
Management of mining residues and mining waste rock from former uranium mines	370
Management of sites and soils contaminated by radioactive substances	371
Appendix: List of Basic Nuclear Installations as at 31 December 2018	374

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