Abstracts ASN Report 2019

׏ِ׏ِ ג Áǝƺ ³z XȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇ !ƺȇɎȸƺ ŁŌ ĶļŇļōĸŁ ĶĴŁ ĴķķŅĸņņ ŅĸńňĸņŇņ ĹłŅ ļŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ Ňł ё ĸļŇĻĸŅ online (at the address info@asn.fr ), by letter or by telephone. Each year, the online Information Centre responds to more ŇĻĴŁ ӄёӈӃӃׇŅĸńňĸņŇņ łŁ ķļŉĸŅņĸ ńňĸņŇļłŁņ ҎŇĸĶĻŁļĶĴĿ ńňĸņŇļłŁņё requests for administrative documents, information relative to the environment, publications, documentary searches, etc.). ׏ِ א ³z ƏȇƳ Ɏǝƺ ȵȸȒǔƺɀɀǣȒȇƏǼɀ ASN produces specific publications, organises and takes part in numerous symposia and seminars to make known the regulations, to raise professionals’ awareness of the responsibilities and the implications of nuclear safety and radiation protection, and lastly to encourage the reporting of significant events. ׏ِ א ِ׏ xƏǸǣȇǕ ǸȇȒɯȇ Ɏǝƺ ȸƺǕɖǼƏɎǣȒȇɀ ƏȇƳ ƺȇǝƏȇƬǣȇǕ Ɏǝƺ ȸƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ ȵȸȒɎƺƬɎǣȒȇ ƬɖǼɎɖȸƺ ASN considers that having clear regulations based on the best safety standards is an important factor for improving the safety of BNIs. Over the last few years it has thus undertaken a major overhaul of the technical and general regulations applicable to BNIs, while always being attentive to the clarity and completeness of the information delivered to the professionals concerning these regulations. The same goes for radiation protection of workers and patients in the medical and industry sectors: ASN makes guides, practical sheets and reference manuals available to all the professionals. • The Contrôle ȅƏǕƏɿǣȇƺ ƏȇƳ Ɏǝƺ Les cahiers de l’ASN ƫȒȒǸǼƺɎɀ Considered a reference by informed audiences, Contrôle ŀĴĺĴōļŁĸ ŊĴņ ŃňĵĿļņĻĸķ ńňĴŅŇĸŅĿŌ ĹłŅ ŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӅӃׇŌĸĴŅņ ňŁŇļĿ ŇĻĸ ĸŁķ łĹ ӅӃӄӉׇҎŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӅӃӃׇļņņňĸņҏє Ļĸ ĿĴņŇ ӄӃӃׇļņņňĸņ łĹ Contrôle ŀĴĺĴōļŁĸ ĶĴŁ ņŇļĿĿ ĵĸ ĶłŁņňĿŇĸķ łŁ asn.fr . A Cahier de l’ASN booklet provides popularised information on the implications ĴŁķ ŃŅłĶĸņņĸņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ӇŇĻ ŃĸŅļłķļĶ ņĴĹĸŇŌ ŅĸŉļĸŊ łĹ ŇĻĸ ӌӃӃ ĸ nuclear reactors. • ASN Guides ǔȒȸ ƬȒȇƬȸƺɎƺ ƏȵȵǼǣƬƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ ȸƺɀȒǼɖɎǣȒȇɀ The ASN Guides give recommendations, present the means ASN considers appropriate for achieving the objectives set by the regulations, and share methods and good practices resulting from lessons learned from significant events. ASN updates existing ĺňļķĸņ łŅ ŃňĵĿļņĻĸņ ŁĸŊ łŁĸņ ĸĴĶĻ ŌĸĴŅє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ŃňĵĿļņĻĸķ ŁĺĿļņĻ ŉĸŅņļłŁņ łĹ ňļķĸņ łє ӅӊׇѢ Stowage of Radioactive Packages, Materials or Objects for Transportation ѣ ĴŁķ łє ӆӇׇѢ Implementation of the Regulatory Requirements Applicable to On-Site Transport Operations ”. • ɀƺƬɎǣȒȇ ǔȒȸ Ɏǝƺ ȵȸȒǔƺɀɀǣȒȇƏǼɀ Ȓȇ asn.fr Professionals can find all the regulatory texts and forms concerning their area of activity, along with the sheets and results by sector, etc., in a specific section. The professionals are directed to the teleservices platform for their online formalities where necessary. ׏ِ א ِ א ȵǼƏɎǔȒȸȅ ɎȒ ǔƏƬǣǼǣɎƏɎƺ ȒȇǼǣȇƺ ȵȸȒƬƺƳɖȸƺɀ Submitting notifications and license applications to ASN: month after month, the regulatory procedures are gradually being transformed into online services accessible via the teleservices.asn.fr portal. ASN thus aims to facilitate administrative procedures for the professionals to promote the culture of safety and radiation protection. Consequently, since May 2017, all significant radiation protection events are reported online, guaranteeing that all the stakeholders are informed immediately. More than ӄёӈӃӃׇņļĺŁļĹļĶĴŁŇ ĸŉĸŁŇņ ĻĴŉĸ ĵĸĸŁ ŅĸŃłŅŇĸķ łŁĿļŁĸ ņļŁĶĸ ŇĻļņ teleservice was created. ׏ِ א ِ ב ƫɖǼǼƺɎǣȇ ƏȇƳ ȸƺǕɖǼƏȸ ȅƺƺɎǣȇǕɀ ɎȒ ɀǝƏȸƺ ǕȒȒƳ ȵȸƏƬɎǣƬƺɀ The bulletin Patient safety –Paving the way for progress was created ļŁ ĴŅĶĻ ӅӃӄӄׇŇł ľĸĸŃ ŅĴķļłŇĻĸŅĴŃŌ ŃŅłĹĸņņļłŁĴĿņ ļŁĹłŅŀĸķ of the lessons learned from significant radiation protection ĸŉĸŁŇņє ļŁĶĸ ňĿŌ ӅӃӄӌׇļŇ ĴĿŇĸŅŁĴŇĸņ ĵĸŇŊĸĸŁ ņňĵĽĸĶŇņ ķĸŉłŇĸķ Ňł radiotherapy, diagnostic medical imaging (conventional, computed tomography scanning and nuclear medicine) and fluoroscopy guided interventional practices. Produced by multidisciplinary working groups coordinated by ASN, the bulletin offers a thematic presentation of the good practices of medical departments and the recommendations developed by the learned societies of the discipline concerned and the health and radiation protection institutions. Ŋł ļņņňĸņ ŊĸŅĸ ŃňĵĿļņĻĸķ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌׇłŁ Ѣ ŋŃĸŅļĸŁĶĸ ĸĸķĵĴĶľ ļŁ other Countries” (April) and “Making Proper Use of Computed łŀłĺŅĴŃĻŌ ĶĴŁŁĸŅ ňŁĶŇļłŁņѣ Ҏ ňĿŌҏє The “Avoiding accidents” sheets present ASN’s analysis of the significant events reported in the industrial sector: identified deficiencies and good practices to adopt. The first two issues ŊĸŅĸ ŃňĵĿļņĻĸķ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌׇłŁ Ѣ ĴŀŀĴ ŅĴķļłĺŅĴŃĻŌ ĴŁķ ĶłŁĶłŀļŇĴŁŇ activities” (May) and “Uncontrolled discharges into groundwater” (September). ASN regularly participates in the congresses of the medical ĴŁķ ŅĴķļĴŇļłŁ ŃŅłŇĸĶŇļłŁ ņĸĶŇłŅє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ĴŇŇĸŁķĸķ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ĴķļłĿłĺŌ ĴŌņ Ҏ ҏ ĴŁķ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁĺŅĸņņĸņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ņņłĶļĴŇļłŁ łĹ ĴķļłĺŅĴŃĻĸŅņ Ҏ ҏ ĴŁķ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ĴķļĴŇļłŁ ŅłŇĸĶŇļłŁ łĶļĸŇŌ Ҏ ҏє Ň ŇĻĸņĸ ĸŉĸŁŇņ ļŇ ŃŅĸņĸŁŇĸķ ŇĻĸ new quality assurance obligations in medical imaging and conducted radiation protection awareness-raising through talks on the regulatory changes and on the “theatre of errors” for interventional radiology. ASN also participated in the congress of the European Public Health Associations (EUPHA), where it presented its actions relating to medical activities, radon and emergency and post-accident management. Áǝƺ ɀɖƫǴƺƬɎɀ ƏɎ Ɏǝƺ ƬȒȸƺ Ȓǔ ȅƺƳǣƏ ƏɎɎƺȇɎǣȒȇ A number of subjects received particular attention from the media and the public opinion in 2019, such as the Flamanville European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) construction site, the 4th periodic safety ȸƺɮǣƺɯ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ח ׎׎ ژ xáƺ ȸƺƏƬɎȒȸɀ ٢ƏȇƳ ɎǝƏɎ Ȓǔ ȸƺƏƬɎȒȸ ژ ׏ of the Tricastin NPP in particular), the prospect of the final shutdown of the Fessenheim NPP, or the detection of an abnormal level of tritium in the Loire river. Questions relating to decommissioning, to the ageing of the NPPs, or to the consequences of Ɏǝƺ ƺƏȸɎǝȷɖƏǸƺ Ȓǔ ׏׏ ژ zȒɮƺȅƫƺȸ א ׎׏ ژח ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ «ǝȕȇƺ Valley are regularly broached by the French and foreign media. The journalists moreover remain extremely attentive to the question of the anomalies in nuclear equipment welds announced by EDF ǣȇ אژ ׎׏ אٮז ׎׏ ח ِ Áǝƺ ƏȇȒȅƏǼǣƺɀ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ IǼƏȅƏȇɮǣǼǼƺ EPR reactor penetration welds were the subject Ȓǔ ژ ȇɖȅƺȸȒɖɀ ǣȇɎƺȸƏƬɎǣȒȇɀ ɯǣɎǝ Ɏǝƺ ȵȸƺɀɀِ «ƺȷɖƺɀɎɀ also concerned the optimisation of doses in the medical sector, exposure to radon, and the iodine table distribution campaign around the NPPs. 178 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 ׎ ٲ ד INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND OTHER AUDIENCES