Abstracts ASN Report 2019

׫٫ ڲ ASN’s role in an emergency and post-accident situation 1. Defence Nuclear Safety Authority (ASND), in charge of regulation and oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection for defence-related activities and facilities, more particularly those operated by CEA. א ِ׏ Áǝƺ ǔȒɖȸ Ǹƺɵ ƳɖɎǣƺɀ Ȓǔ ³z In an emergency situation, the responsibilities of ASN, with the support of IRSN, are as follows: Ҋ check the steps taken by the licensee and ensure that they are pertinent; Ҋ advise the authorities on population protection measures; Ҋ take part in the dissemination of information to the population and media; Ҋ act as Competent Authority within the framework of the international Conventions on Early Notification and Assistance. • !ǝƺƬǸǣȇǕ Ɏǝƺ ɀɎƺȵɀ ɎƏǸƺȇ ƫɵ Ɏǝƺ ǼǣƬƺȇɀƺƺ As in a normal situation, ASN exercises its roles as the regulatory authority in an accident situation. In this particular context, ASN ensures that the licensee exercises in full its responsibility for keeping the accident under control, mitigating the consequences, and rapidly and regularly informing the public authorities. It draws on IRSN’s expertise and assessments and can at any time ask the licensee to perform appraisals and take the necessary actions, without however taking the place of the licensee in the technical operations. • ƳɮǣɀǣȇǕ Ɏǝƺ département ƏȇƳ ɿȒȇƺ ¨ȸƺǔƺƬɎɀ ƏȇƳ Ɏǝƺ JȒɮƺȸȇȅƺȇɎ The decision by the Prefect concerning the general public protection measures to be taken in radiological emergency and post-accident situations depends on the actual or foreseeable consequences of the accident around the site. The law states that it is up to ASN to make recommendations to the Prefect and the Government, incorporating the analysis carried out by IRSN. This analysis covers both a diagnosis of the situation (understanding of the situation of the installation affected, analysis of the consequences for humans and the environment) and a prognosis (assessment of possible developments, notably radioactive releases). These recommendations more specifically concern the steps to be taken to protect the population in the emergency and post-accident phases. • !ǣȸƬɖǼƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ ǣȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇ ASN is involved in informing: ҄ the media and the public: publication of press releases and organisation of press conferences; it is important that this action be coordinated with the other entities required to communicate (Prefects, licensees at both local and national levels, etc.); ҄ institutional and associative stakeholders: local authorities, ministries, offices of the Prefect, political authorities, general directorates of administrations, Anccli, Local Information Committees, etc.; ҄ foreign nuclear safety Regulators. • IɖȇƬɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ !ȒȅȵƺɎƺȇɎ ɖɎǝȒȸǣɎɵ Əɀ ƳƺǔǣȇƺƳ ƫɵ XȇɎƺȸȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ !ȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇɀ The Environment Code provides for ASN to fulfil the role of łŀŃĸŇĸŁŇ ňŇĻłŅļŇŌ ňŁķĸŅ ŇĻĸ ӄӌӋӉׇ ŁŇĸŅŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ łŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁņ on Early Notification and Assistance. As such it collates and summarises information for the purpose of sending or receiving notifications and for transmitting the information required by these Conventions to the international organisations (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and European Union) and to the countries affected by the possible consequences on their own ŇĸŅŅļŇłŅŌё ĽłļŁŇĿŌ ŊļŇĻ ŇĻĸ ļŁļņŇŅŌ ĹłŅ łŅĸļĺŁ ĹĹĴļŅņє א ِ א …ȸǕƏȇǣɀƏɎǣȒȇ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ ƺɮƺȇɎ Ȓǔ Ə ȅƏǴȒȸ ƏƬƬǣƳƺȇɎ The ASN emergency response organisation set up to deal with a major accident more specifically comprises: Ҋ the participation of ASN staff in the various units of the CIC; Ҋ the creation of a national Emergency Centre in Montrouge organised around an emergency director and various specialised units: ҄ an “information management and coordination” unit, in charge of supporting the emergency director; ҄ a logistics unit; ҄ a “safety” unit in charge of understanding and assessing the ongoing event; ҄ a “protection of persons, the environment and property” unit, notably in charge of proposing population protection actions; ҄ an “internal and external communication” unit; ҄ an “international relations” unit; ҄ a “forward planning” unit. This Emergency Centre is regularly tested during national emergency exercises and is activated for actual incidents or accidents. At the local level, ASN representatives visit the département ĴŁķ ōłŁĸ ŅĸĹĸĶŇņ Ňł ĻĸĿŃ ŇĻĸŀ ŊļŇĻ ŇĻĸļŅ ķĸĶļņļłŁņ and their communication actions. ASN inspectors may also go to the site affected; others take part in emergency management at the headquarters of the regional division involved. ŋŃĸŅļĸŁĶĸ ĹĸĸķĵĴĶľ ĹŅłŀ ŇĻĸ ňľňņĻļŀĴ ĴĶĶļķĸŁŇ ĴĿņł ĿĸĴķņ to envisage sending one of its representatives, if necessary, to ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ĸŀĵĴņņŌ łĹ Ĵ ĶłňŁŇŅŌ ļŁ ŊĻļĶĻ ĴŁ ĴĶĶļķĸŁŇ łĶĶňŅŅĸķє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ŇĻĸ ŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ŀĸŅĺĸŁĶŌ ĸŁŇŅĸ ŊĴņ ĴĶŇļʼnĴŇĸķ ӌׇŇļŀĸņё ĹłŅ ӋׇŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ĸŋĸŅĶļņĸņё ӆׇłĹ ŊĻļĶĻ ĶłŁĶĸŅŁĸķ Ĵ ŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ķĸĹĸŁĶĸ nuclear installation, jointly with the Defence Nuclear Safety Authority (1) (ASND), plus one real situation. łŅ ļŁņŇĴŁĶĸё łŁ ӄӄׇ łʼnĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌׇĴŇ ӄӅĻё ĹłĿĿłŊļŁĺ ŇĻĸ earthquake which struck the Rhone valley, the on-call team was mobilised in the Montrouge Emergency Centre to check the condition of the installations with the licensees of the nuclear facilities in the region, provide its expertise to the State services and answer queries from the media. During exercises, or in the event of a real emergency, ASN is supported by a team of analysts working in IRSN’s Technical Emergency Centre. ASN’s alert system allows mobilisation of its Emergency Centre staff and those of the IRSN. This automatic system sends an alert signal to the staff equipped with appropriate reception devices, as soon as it is remotely triggered by the BNI licensee originating the alert. It also sends the alert to the staff of the SGDSN, the General Directorate for Civil Security and Emergency Management (DGSCGC), the Interministerial Emergency Management Operations Centre (COGIC), Météo-France and the ministerial operational monitoring and alert Centre of the Ministry for Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition. A radiological emergency toll-free telephone number ( Ӄ ӋӃӃ ӋӃӇ ӄӆӈ ) enables ASN to receive calls reporting events involving sources of ionising radiation used outside BNIs or during the transport of radioactive substances. It is accessible ӅӇ ĻłňŅņ Ĵ ķĴŌё ӊׇķĴŌņ Ĵ Ŋĸĸľє Ļĸ ļŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ ŃŅłʼnļķĸķ ķňŅļŁĺ the call is transmitted to the on-call team. Depending on the severity of the event, ASN may activate its Montrouge Emergency 170 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 ׎ ٲ ג « (X…n…JX! n 0x0«J0z!ç z( ¨…³Á !! ٳ X(0zÁ ³XÁÈ ÁX…z³