Abstracts ASN Report 2019

ASN was also behind the initiative of national and regional thematic professional seminars (three professional seminars held in Lyon, Nancy and Lille, were organised by the ASN regional ķļʼnļņļłŁņ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌҏє Ļĸņĸ ĸʼnĸŁŇņ ŃŅłʼnļķĸ ŇĻĸ łŃŃłŅŇňŁļŇŌ Ňł interchange with specialised audiences, to enhance knowledge of the regulations and guide to regulatory provisions, to present the results of inspections and to share the analysis of significant radiation protection events. ׏ِ ב ³z ƏȇƳ Ɏǝƺ ȅƺƳǣƏ ASN maintains regular relations with the regional, national and foreign media throughout the year. Each year, the ASN ņŃłľĸņŃĸŅņłŁņ ŅĸņŃłŁķ Ňł ŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӉӃӃׇŃŅĸņņ ŅĸńňĸņŇņё including from foreign media, and give some twenty local and national press conferences. The majority of the press requests concern local questions specific to a facility. Some concern more general issues, such as radioactive waste management, decom- missioning, the conditions of continued reactor operation, and safety improvements. ASN also maintains relations with the medical press on the subjects of patient and medical personnel radiation protection. At the time of the publication of its annual Report on the situation of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France , ASN meets ŅĸĺļłŁĴĿ ŃŅĸņņ ĽłňŅŁĴĿļņŇņє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ӄӈׇŅĸĺļłŁĴĿ ĶłŁĹĸŅĸŁĶĸņ ŊĸŅĸ held between the end of May and mid-September. ASN was thus able to reply directly to about one hundred media representatives, resulting in wide dissemination of the information (more than ӄӉӃׇĴŅŇļĶĿĸņҏє Ň ŇĻĸņĸ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺņё ŇĻĸ ŅĸĺļłŁĴĿ ķļʼnļņļłŁņ report on ASN’s assessment of the safety of the facilities in the regions. The current radiation protection issues of the regions are addressed, whether they concern the medical and industrial sectors, sites contaminated by radioactive substances, population exposure to radon, former mining sites, etc. ׏ِ ג ³z ټ ɀ ȸƺǼƏɎǣȒȇɀ ɯǣɎǝ ƺǼƺƬɎƺƳ ȒǔǔǣƬǣƏǼɀ ƏȇƳ ǣȇɀɎǣɎɖɎǣȒȇƏǼ ƫȒƳǣƺɀ Each year, ASN presents its annual Report on the situation of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST). This report, which constitutes the reference document on the state of the activities regulated by ASN, is also submitted to the President of the Republic, to the Government and to ĴŅĿļĴŀĸŁŇє Ň ļņ ņĸŁŇ łňŇ Ňł ŀłŅĸ ŇĻĴŁ ӅёӃӃӃׇĴķķŅĸņņĸĸņѓ ĻĸĴķņ of administrative authorities, elected officials, licensees and persons/entities in charge of regulated activities or installations, associations, professional unions and learned societies, etc. Each year, ASN is called to about ten hearings before Parliament concerning its activities and subjects relating to nuclear safety and radiation protection, and with regard to the budget bill. ASN also maintains regular contact with the national and local elected officials, advising and assisting them at their request. 1. Regional Economic Social and Environmental Council. Ӆє ňŅņňĴŁŇ Ňł ŇĻĸ ŃŅłʼnļņļłŁņ łĹ ŅŇļĶĿĸ є ӈӌӅіӆӅׇłĹ ŇĻĸ ŁʼnļŅłŁŀĸŁŇ łķĸє Ł ňĿŌ ӅӃӄӌё ĴŇŇĸŁķĸķ Ĵ ĻĸĴŅļŁĺё łŅĺĴŁļņĸķ ĵŌ ŇĻĸ ё of the parties concerned by the problem of anomalies in the ŊĸĿķņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ĴļŁ ŇĸĴŀ ŌņŇĸŀ Ҏ ҏ łĹ ŇĻĸ ĿĴŀĴŁʼnļĿĿĸ reactor. The ASN regional divisions responded to the requests of the Departmental Councils or the CESER (1) on subjects relating to nuclear safety and radiation protection (ageing of the nuclear fleet, management of radioactive waste, etc.). ׏ِ ד XȇɎƺȸȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ ƬȒȒȵƺȸƏɎǣȒȇ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ ǔǣƺǼƳ Ȓǔ ƬȒȅȅɖȇǣƬƏɎǣȒȇ ASN invests itself on the international scene to promote experi- ence feedback and the sharing of best practices in informing the public. ASN thus regularly participates in working groups on communication and informing the various audiences, coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and in cooperation missions funded by the European Commission (see chapter 6). Each year, ASN receives foreign delegations to discuss best practices. Ł ӅӃӄӌё ĶłŁŇŅļĵňŇĸķ Ňł ŇĻĸ Ѣ łŅľņĻłŃ łŁ ŇĴľĸĻłĿķĸŅ Involvement: Risk Communication”, an international seminar łŅĺĴŁļōĸķ ĵŌ ŇĻĸ ňĶĿĸĴŅ ŁĸŅĺŌ ĺĸŁĶŌ Ҏ ҏё ĴŁķ ņĻĴŅĸķ ļŇņ experience on the questions of transparency, communicating with the general public and emergency communication, with its Moroccan counterpart. ASN also took part in the conference organised by the Canadian nuclear regulator on the conditions fostering public confidence in the nuclear regulator, held in the sidelines of the general conference of the IAEA held in September. ׏ِ ה ³z ɀɎƏǔǔ ƏȇƳ ǣȇǔȒȸȅƏɎǣȒȇ In order to issue high-quality, clear and understandable information, ASN offers its staff training in spoken and written communication and emergency management, tailored to their various responsibilities ASN has a duty to inform the public in the event of an emergency situation (2) . In order to prepare for this, ASN staff receive specific training and take part in emergency exercises. Each year, about ten emergency exercises are held, with simulated media pressure from journalists designed to test ASN’s responsiveness to the media, as well as the consistency and quality of the messages put across by the various players, both nationally and locally (see chapter 4). ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 179 ׎ ٲ ד INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND OTHER AUDIENCES 05