Abstracts ASN Report 2019

ڲ٫ת Developing relations between ASN and the public ׏ِ׏ «ƏǣɀǣȇǕ ƏɯƏȸƺȇƺɀɀ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ ȵɖƫǼǣƬ ƏɎ ǼƏȸǕƺ ƏȇƳ ƳƺɮƺǼȒȵǣȇǕ Ə ȸƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ ȵȸȒɎƺƬɎǣȒȇ ƬɖǼɎɖȸƺ ƏȅȒȇǕ ƬǣɎǣɿƺȇɀ ŊłŅľņ Ňł ĸŁņňŅĸ ŇĻĴŇ ĶļŇļōĸŁņ ĻĴʼnĸ ŅĸĿļĴĵĿĸ ļŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ on the nuclear risk and that they develop the right radiation protection reflexes in all circumstances. It fosters, for example, a prevention activity against the risks of exposure of medical personnel and patients in medical activities involving radioactive sources. To this end, ASN develops complete communication vectors combining printed publications, the website, the social networks, press relations and meetings and interchanges with the stakeholders. ׏ِ׏ِ׏ Áǝƺ ɯƺƫɀǣɎƺ asn.fr ļŇĻ ŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӋӈёӃӃӃׇʼnļņļŇņ ŃĸŅ ŀłŁŇĻ łŁ ĴʼnĸŅĴĺĸё ŇĻĸ asn.fr website is at the heart of the system for informing the various audiences. It posts the majority of draft opinions and resolutions for consultation. The website is also a reference source of information ĹłŅ ŇĻĸ ŀłŅĸ ļŁĹłŅŀĸķ ĴňķļĸŁĶĸņѓ ĸŋŃĸŅŇ ĶļŇļōĸŁņё ŀĸŀĵĸŅņ łĹ environmental associations and professionals. To satisfy the needs for explanations inherent to a wide audience, the publication formats are varied and meet new expectations, particularly on the social networks. New educational content is also regularly put online. ASN takes care to translate into English the majority of the information notices, press releases, publications and content concerning major issues. These English translations support ASN’s work in large international organisations and foster a concerted global vision of nuclear safety and radiation protection. Lastly, ASN sends its two-monthly Lettre de l’Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority Newsletter) to more than ӈёӃӃӃׇņňĵņĶŅļĵĸŅņє Ļļņ ŃňĵĿļĶĴŇļłŁ ŃŅłʼnļķĸņ Ĵ ņňŀŀĴŅŌ łĹ ŇĻĸ most noteworthy topical issues and information relative to ASN resolutions and actions, including on the international front. To subscribe to the ASN newsletter, simply register on asn.fr . Ł ĴĿĿё ŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӇׇŀļĿĿļłŁ ŃĴĺĸņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ņļŇĸ ŊĸŅĸ ʼnļĸŊĸķ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌє On another note, further to the irregularities discovered at the ŅĸňņłŇ łŅĺĸ ŃĿĴŁŇ ļŁ ӅӃӄӉё ĻĴņ ņŇĸŃŃĸķ ňŃ ŇĻĸ ĹŅĴňķ prevention and detection measures in the nuclear sector. These measures include a readily accessible reporting system: the website asn.fr provides a secured form for submitting reports, guaranteeing the pro tection of whistle-blowers and the confidential treatment of the information received. CHAPTER 5 At ASN, the French Nuclear Safety Authority, informing the public and other audiences is the centre of its activities. The Acts of 2006 on Transparency and Security in the Nuclear IǣƺǼƳ ƏȇƳ א ׎׏ ژד Ȓȇ 0ȇƺȸǕɵ ÁȸƏȇɀǣɎǣȒȇ ǔȒȸ Jȸƺƺȇ Growth entrusted ASN with the mission of making a statement on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France. Consequently, throughout the year ³z ژ ǣȇǔȒȸȅɀ Ɏǝƺ ƬǣɎǣɿƺȇɀً Ɏǝƺ ȅƺƳǣƏً the institutional and professional audiences of the situation of the Basic Nuclear Installations (BNIs) and small-scale nuclear activities with respect to the safety and radiation protection requirements. It presents its regulatory and oversight activity and the actions it takes in this respect, and widely disseminates its resolutions and position statements, explaining them where necessary. After each inspection, ASN publishes an “inspection follow-up letter” which sets out its findings and the recommendations for Ɏǝƺ ǼǣƬƺȇɀƺƺ ي ȇƺƏȸǼɵ בא ً׎׎׎ ژ ǔȒǼǼȒɯ ٮ ɖȵ ǼƺɎɎƺȸɀ can thus be consulted online. It also publishes notices, guides and reports intended for the professionals and accessible to the public. ASN promotes the involvement of civil society and considers it very important that the citizens should contribute to the maintaining of nuclear safety and radiation protection: it consults, for example, the stakeholders and the public on its draft resolutions. To this end, it ensures that the principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection are understood by the widest possible audience, it produces explanatory documents and it endeavours to render even the most technical issues understandable. In 2019, to promote informing of the general public, ASN was involved in many events in the regions. It played an active part in the consultation on the 4th periodic safety ȸƺɮǣƺɯ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ח ׎׎ ژ xáƺ zɖƬǼƺƏȸ ¨Ȓɯƺȸ ¨ǼƏȇɎɀ (NPPs) and in the information and stable iodine tablet distribution campaign over a widened perimeter around the NPPs. It participated in all the meetings for public debate on the French National Radioactive Material and Waste Management Plan (PNGMDR) organised by the French National Public Debate Commission (CNDP) to answer the public’s questions concerning nuclear safety and radiation protection. Informing the public and other audiences 176 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019