Abstracts ASN Report 2019

two offices: “Communication and Information” and “IT and Digital Usages”. ҄ The International Relations Department (DRI) coordinates ASN’s bilateral, European and multilateral actions on the international stage, both formal and informal. It develops exchanges with ASN’s foreign counterparts in order to promote ĴŁķ ĸŋŃĿĴļŁ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ĴŃŃŅłĴĶĻ ĴŁķ ŃŅĴĶŇļĶĸņ ŊļŇĻ ŅĸĺĴŅķ Ňł nuclear safety and radiation protection and to gain a greater understanding of practices abroad. It provides the countries ĶłŁĶĸŅŁĸķ ŊļŇĻ ňņĸĹňĿ ļŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ ĴĵłňŇ ŇĻĸ ņĴĹĸŇŌ łĹ ŅĸŁĶĻ nuclear facilities, more specifically those which are located close to the borders. The DRI coordinates ASN representation in cooperative structures created under bilateral agreements or arrangements, but also within formal international bodies such as the European Union (ENSREG –European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group– which it chairs), the IAEA or the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It ensures similar coordination in the more informal structures taking the form of associations (e.g.: WENRA –Western European Nuclear Regulators Association, INRA –International Nuclear Regulators Association, HERCA –Heads of European Radiation Control Authorities) or cooperative groups under multilateral State-based initiatives (e.g.: NSSG –Nuclear Safety and Security Working Group, under the G7). ҄ The Office of Administration (SG) helps to provide ASN with the adequate, appropriate and long-term resources necessary for it to function. It is responsible for managing human resources, including with regard to skills, and for developing social dialogue. It is also responsible for ASN real estate policy and its logistical and material resources. It is in charge of implementing the ASN budget policy and ensures optimised use of its financial resources. The SG comprises three offices: Ѣ ňŀĴŁ ĸņłňŅĶĸņѣё Ѣ ňķĺĸŇ ĴŁķ ļŁĴŁĶĸѣё Ѣ łĺļņŇļĶņ ĴŁķ ĸĴĿ Estate”. ҄ The Management and Expertise Office (MEA) provides ASN with a high level of expertise. It ensures that ASN’s actions are coherent, by means of a quality approach and by overseeing coordination of the workforce. The MEA consists of six staff in charge of expert appraisals, research, quality and relations with IRSN. The MEA is in charge of overseeing the research network and the quality network at ASN. ҄ The Oversight Support Office (MSC) ensures that the inspections carried out by ASN are pertinent, harmonised, ĸĹĹĸĶŇļʼnĸ ĴŁķ ļŁіĿļŁĸ ŊļŇĻ ѡņ ʼnĴĿňĸņє łŅ ŇĻļņ ŃňŅŃłņĸё it more particularly coordinates the processes involved in drawing up and monitoring the ASN inspection programme implemented by its departments and the approved organisations. • ³z ȸƺǕǣȒȇƏǼ ƳǣɮǣɀǣȒȇɀ łŅ ŀĴŁŌ ŌĸĴŅņё ĻĴņ ĵĸŁĸĹļŇĸķ ĹŅłŀ Ĵ ŅĸĺļłŁĴĿ łŅĺĴŁļņĴŇļłŁ built around its eleven regional divisions. These regional divisions operate under the authority of the regional representatives. The Director of the Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing (Dreal) or of the Regional and Interdepartmental Directorate for the Environment and Energy (Driee) in which the division in question is located takes on this responsibility as regional representative. He/she is placed at the disposal of ASN to fulfil this role. This person is delegated with power of signature by the ASN Chairman for decisions at the local level. The regional divisions carry out most of the direct inspections on the BNIs, on radioactive substance transport operations and on small-scale nuclear activities, and review most of the authorisation applications filed with ASN by the nuclear activity licensees within their regions. They are organised into two to four hubs, depending on the activities to be regulated in their territory. In emergency situations, the regional divisions assist the Prefect, who is in charge of protecting the general public, and, as ĴŃŃĿļĶĴĵĿĸё ŇĻĸ ķĸĹĸŁĶĸ ōłŁĸ ŅĸĹĸĶŇё ĴŁķ ņňŃĸŅʼnļņĸ ŇĻĸ łŃĸŅĴŇļłŁņ carried out to ensure the safety of the facility on the site. In order to prepare these situations, they take part in drawing up the emergency plans drafted by the Prefects and in periodic emergency exercises. The regional divisions contribute to ASN’s public information duty. They for example take part in the meetings of the Local Information Committees (CLIs) and maintain regular relations with the local media, elected officials, associations, licensees and local administrations. From left to right: Daniel Delalande, Bastien Poubeau, Olivier Gupta, Christophe Quintin, Anne-Cécile Rigail and Julien Collet The Executive Committee From left to right: ƺȸȇƏȸƳ (ȒȸȒɀɿƬɿɖǸً ¨ǝǣǼǣȵȵƺ !ژ ǝƏɖȅƺɎ «ٮ ǣǔǔƏɖƳً Lydie Évrard, Sylvie Cadet-Mercier and Jean-Luc Lachaume The Commission ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 125 ׎ ٲ א THE PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION AND THE REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT STAKEHOLDERS 02