Abstracts ASN Report 2019

א ِ ג Áǝƺ ƬȒȇɀɖǼɎƏɎǣɮƺ ƏȇƳ ƳǣɀƬɖɀɀǣȒȇ ƫȒƳǣƺɀ א ِ ג ِ׏ Áǝƺ RǣǕǝ !ȒȅȅǣɎɎƺƺ ǔȒȸ ÁȸƏȇɀȵƏȸƺȇƬɵ ƏȇƳ XȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ zɖƬǼƺƏȸ ³ƺƬɖȸǣɎɵ The TSN Act created a High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Security (HCTISN), an information, discussion and debating body dealing with the risks inherent in nuclear activities and the impact of these activities on human health, the environment and nuclear safety. The High Committee can issue an opinion on any question in these fields, as well as on controls and the relevant information. It can also deal with any issue concerning the accessibility of nuclear safety information and propose any measures such as to guarantee or improve nuclear transparency. It can be called on by the Government, Parliament, the Local Information Committees or the licensees of nuclear facilities, with regard to all questions relating to information about nuclear safety and its regulation and oversight. Ļĸ ѡņ ĴĶŇļʼnļŇļĸņ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌׇĴŅĸ ķĸņĶŅļĵĸķ ļŁ ĶĻĴŃŇĸŅ ӈє א ِ ג ِ א Áǝƺ RǣǕǝ !ȒɖȇƬǣǼ ǔȒȸ ¨ɖƫǼǣƬ RƺƏǼɎǝ The High Council for Public Health (HCSP), created by ĶŇ ӅӃӃӇіӋӃӉׇłĹ ӌׇ ňĺňņŇ ӅӃӃӇׇĶłŁĶĸŅŁļŁĺ ŃňĵĿļĶ ĻĸĴĿŇĻ ŃłĿļĶŌё is a scientific and technical consultative body reporting to the Minister responsible for health. The HCSP contributes to defining the multi-year public health objectives, reviews the attainment of national public health objectives and contributes to their annual monitoring. Together with the health agencies, it provides the public authorities with the expertise necessary for managing health risks and for defining and evaluating prevention and health safety policies and strategies. It also anticipates future developments and provides advice on public health issues. א ِ ג ِ ב Áǝƺ RǣǕǝ !ȒɖȇƬǣǼ ǔȒȸ ¨ȸƺɮƺȇɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ ÁƺƬǝȇȒǼȒǕǣƬƏǼ «ǣɀǸɀ Consultation about technological risks takes place before the High Council for Prevention of Technological Risks (CSPRT), created ĵŌ ŅķĸŅ ӅӃӄӃіӇӄӋׇłĹ Ӆӊׇ ŃŅļĿ ӅӃӄӃє ĿłŁĺņļķĸ ŅĸŃŅĸņĸŁŇĴŇļʼnĸņ łĹ the State, the Council comprises licensees, qualified personalities and representatives of environmental associations. The CSPRT, which takes over from the high council for classified facilities, has seen the scope of its remit extended to pipelines transporting gas, hydrocarbons and chemicals, as well as to BNIs. The Government is required to submit Ministerial Orders concerning BNIs to the CSPRT for its opinion. ASN may also submit resolutions relating to BNIs to it. Ō ĸĶŅĸĸ łĹ ӅӋׇ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӉё ŇĻĸ ņĶłŃĸ łĹ ĶłŀŃĸŇĸŁĶĸ łĹ the CSPRT was again expanded. A standing sub-committee responsible for preparing the Council’s opinions in the field of pressure equipment takes the place of the Central Committee for Pressure Equipment (CCAP). The role of this sub-committee is to examine non-regulatory decisions falling within this scope of competence. It comprises members of the various administrations con- cerned, persons chosen for their particular competence and representatives of the pressure equipment manufacturers and users and of the technical and professional organisations concerned. It must be referred to by the Government and by ASN for all questions affecting Ministerial Orders concerning pressure equipment. The accident files concerning this equipment are also copied to it. ³z ǣȇɎƺȸȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ ƏɖƳǣɎɀ ٢X««³ ȅǣɀɀǣȒȇɀ٣ IAEA’s Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) missions are designed to improve and reinforce the efficiency of national nuclear regulatory frameworks, while recognising the ultimate responsibility of each State to ensure safety in this field. These missions take account of regulatory, technical and strategic aspects, make comparisons with IAEA Safety Standards and, as applicable, take account of best practices observed in other countries. These audits are in response to the European Nuclear Safety Directive which requires a peer review mission every ten years. «ƺƬȒȸƳ Ȓǔ ȅǣɀɀǣȒȇɀ ǣȇ IȸƏȇƬƺ א ׎׎ يה ASN hosted the first IRRS (Integrated Regulatory Review Service) mission concerning all the activities of a safety regulator. א ׎׎ يח IRRS follow-up mission. א ׎׏ يג new review mission extended to include management of security/safety interfaces. א ׎׏ يו follow-up mission in October to assess the steps taken following the review carried out at the end of 2014, with the following findings and recommendations: ཛྷ implementation of measures to address ׏ ژג Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ׏ ژה ȸƺƬȒȅȅƺȇƳƏɎǣȒȇɀٕ ཛྷ achievement of significant progress in improving its management system; ཛྷ drafting of general policy principles including safety culture aspects in training, self-evaluation and management; ཛྷ achievement of efficiency gains across all activities; ཛྷ need to continue improving resources management ɎȒ ژ ƺȇɀɖȸƺ ɎǝƏɎ Ɏǝƺɵ ƺȇƏƫǼƺ ǔɖɎɖȸƺ ƬǝƏǼǼƺȇǕƺɀ ɎȒ ƫƺ ȅƺɎً more particularly the periodic safety reviews, the NPP operating life extension, the graded approach to issues, plus new responsibilities, such as supervision of the supply chain and the security of radioactive sources. Áǝƺ ȸƺȵȒȸɎɀ ǔȒȸ Ɏǝƺ א ׎׎ ה ً א ׎׎ ח ً א ׎׏ ژג ƏȇƳ א ׎׏ ژו X««³ missions are available for consultation on Əɀȇ٫ǔȸ . ASN considers that the IRRS missions make a significant contribution to the international safety and radiation protection system. ASN is thus closely involved in hosting missions in France and it was the first safety regulator to have hosted two full IRRS missions, including the follow-up missions. It is also closely involved in the review teams carrying out missions in other countries, as was the case in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2019. ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 129 ׎ ٲ א THE PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION AND THE REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT STAKEHOLDERS 02