Abstracts ASN Report 2019

• RƏȸȅȒȇǣɀƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ ƬȒȅȅɖȇǣƬƏɎǣȒȇ ɎȒȒǼɀ ASN takes part in the INES consultative committee, a body comprising experts in the evaluation of the significance of radiation protection and nuclear safety events, tasked with advising the IAEA and the INES national representatives of the member countries on the use of the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) and its updates. In this respect it was closely involved in the work to revise the INES scale manual recently published by IAEA, it having been last updated about ten years ago. In addition to the updates to take account of advances in scientific knowledge, this revision also includes guidelines for communication in how to use the scale as well on how to apply it in a crisis. Generally speaking, ASN is closely involved in the various actions carried out by IAEA, providing significant support for certain initiatives, notably those which were developed following the ňľňņĻļŀĴ ĴĶĶļķĸŁŇє • xƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎ Ȓǔ ȇɖƬǼƺƏȸ ƏȇƳ ȸƏƳǣȒǼȒǕǣƬƏǼ ƺȅƺȸǕƺȇƬɵ ɀǣɎɖƏɎǣȒȇɀ ASN takes part in IAEA’s work to improve notification and information exchanges in radiological emergency situations. On this subject, ASN takes part in the exercises prepared and regularly organised by IAEA to test the operational provisions of the Convention on the Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, called “Convention Exercices” or “ConvEx exercises”. These exercises, which are more specifically designed to enable all the participants –both Member States and IAEA– to acquire practical experience and understand the procedures involved in preparing and running these interventions, are of three types: ҄ ŇĻĸ łŁʼn ŋіӄׇĸŋĸŅĶļņĸņё ŀłŅĸ ņŃĸĶļĹļĶĴĿĿŌ ķĸņļĺŁĸķ Ňł ŇĸņŇ ŇĻĸ emergency lines of communication established with the points of contact in the Member States; ҄ ŇĻĸ łŁʼn ŋіӅׇĸŋĸŅĶļņĸņё ķĸņļĺŁĸķ Ňł ŇĸņŇ ŃĴŅŇļĶňĿĴŅ ĴņŃĸĶŇņ of the international framework for the preparation and performance of emergency interventions and the assessment and prognosis provisions and tools for emergency situations; ҄ ŇĻĸ łŁʼn ŋіӆׇĸŋĸŅĶļņĸņё Ĵļŀĸķ ĴŇ ĴņņĸņņļŁĺ ŇĻĸ ĸŀĸŅĺĸŁĶŌ intervention provisions and the resources in place to deal with a severe emergency for several days. Ł ӅӃӄӌё Ňłłľ ŃĴŅŇ ļŁ łŁĸ łŁʼn ŋіӅׇŇŌŃĸ ĸŋĸŅĶļņĸє ASN also takes part in defining international assistance strategy, requirements and means and in developing the RANET network (Response Assistance Network). In addition to the four traditional committees which draft its ņĴĹĸŇŌ ņŇĴŁķĴŅķņё ĶŅĸĴŇĸķ Ĵ ŁĸŊ ĶłŀŀļŇŇĸĸ ļŁ ӅӃӄӈׇĶĴĿĿĸķ EPReSC (3) , to deal with emergency situations. ASN represents ŅĴŁĶĸ ĴŇ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺņ łĹ ŇĻļņ ĶłŀŀļŇŇĸĸє ב ِ א Áǝƺ zɖƬǼƺƏȸ 0ȇƺȸǕɵ ǕƺȇƬɵ ٢z0 ٣ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ…0!( ŅĸĴŇĸķ ļŁ ӄӌӈӋё ŇĻĸ ňĶĿĸĴŅ ŁĸŅĺŌ ĺĸŁĶŌ Ҏ ҏ ŇłķĴŌ ĶłŀŃŅļņĸņ ӆӆׇŀĸŀĵĸŅ ĶłňŁŇŅļĸņ ĹŅłŀ ĴŀłŁĺ ŇĻĸ ŀłņŇ ļŁķňņŇŅļĴĿĿŌ developed states. Its main goal is to help the member countries to maintain and expand the scientific, technological and legal bases essential to the safe, environmentally-friendly and economical use of nuclear energy. Within the NEA, ASN is more particularly involved in the work of the Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA). It also takes part in the Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH), the Radioactive Waste Management 3. EPReSC: Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards Committee. Committee (RWMC), the Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear installations and Legacy Management (CDLM) as well as several working groups of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI). The various NEA committees coordinate working groups of experts from the member countries. Within the CNRA, ASN contributes to the working groups on inspection practices, acquired operating experience, the regulation of new reactors, safety culture, codes and standards, as well as public communication by safety regulators. ב ِ ב Áǝƺ xɖǼɎǣȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ (ƺɀǣǕȇ 0ɮƏǼɖƏɎǣȒȇ ¨ȸȒǕȸƏȅȅƺ ٢x(0¨٣ ǔȒȸ ȇƺɯ ȸƺƏƬɎȒȸ ȅȒƳƺǼɀ The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) is an association of safety regulators created in 2006, which aims to share the experience and approaches in the field of the regulatory evaluation of new reactor models, with a view to ensuring progress and harmonisation. The key goal of this programme is to contribute to the harmonisation and implementation of safety standards. • ¨ȸȒǕȸƏȅȅƺ ȅƺȅƫƺȸɀ With the inclusion of Argentina in 2017, the MDEP now ĶłŀŃŅļņĸņ ӄӉׇŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ņĴĹĸŇŌ ŅĸĺňĿĴŇłŅņѓ Ҏ ŁķļĴҏё Ҏ ŅĺĸŁŇļŁĴҏё Ҏ ŅĴŁĶĸҏё Ҏ ĴŁĴķĴҏё Ҏ ŁļŇĸķ ŅĴĵ Emirates), HAEA (Hungary), NNR (South Africa), NNSA (China), NRA (Japan), NRC (United States), NSSC (South Korea), ONR (United Kingdom), Rostechnadzor Ҏ ňņņļĴŁ ĸķĸŅĴŇļłŁҏё Ҏ ŊĸķĸŁҏё Ҏ ļŁĿĴŁķҏё Ҏ ňŅľĸŌҏє • …ȸǕƏȇǣɀƏɎǣȒȇ The broad outlines of the work done within the MDEP are defined by a strategy committee and implemented by a technical steering committee, which has been chaired by an ASN deputy Director General since 2014. The work is carried out by working groups for the main nuclear reactor designs currently under construction ĴŅłňŁķ ŇĻĸ ŊłŅĿķѓ ŇĻĸ ŅĴŀĴŇłŀĸ ё ŇĻĸ іӄӃӃӃׇĹŅłŀ ŇĻĸ ŀĸŅļĶĴŁ ĸņŇļŁĺĻłňņĸё ŇĻĸ іӄӇӃӃׇĹŅłŀ ŇĻĸ łŅĸĴŁ ĸŃĶłё ŇĻĸ ňņņļĴŁ ĴŁķ ŇĻĸ ĻļŁĸņĸ іӄӃӃӃׇҎ ňĴĿłŁĺҏє transverse working group concerns the inspection of nuclear component suppliers (VICWG, Vendor Inspection Cooperation Working Group). Each of the groups dedicated to a particular reactor design brings together the safety regulators of the countries building or envisaging the construction of reactors of this type. The EPR group in which ASN participates includes authorities from the ŁļŇĸķ ļŁĺķłŀё ļŁĿĴŁķё ĻļŁĴё ŁķļĴ ĴŁķ ŊĸķĸŁє • ƬɎǣɮǣɎǣƺɀ ǣȇ א ׎׏ ח Ł ӅӃӄӌё ķļņĶňņņļłŁņ ĶłŁŇļŁňĸķ ŊļŇĻļŁ ŇĻĸ ĺŅłňŃ ĶłŁĶĸŅŁļŁĺ the activities of the safety regulators regarding the reactor commissioning authorisation application and the technical problems encountered. The group is gradually entering a phase to finalise its works, coinciding with the end of the MDEP’s mandate in 2022. International cooperation is expected to continue in the field of EPR reactor operations within a new framework yet to be set up between the safety regulators concerned. ב ِ ג Áǝƺ XȇɎƺȸȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ zɖƬǼƺƏȸ «ƺǕɖǼƏɎȒȸɀ ټ ɀɀȒƬǣƏɎǣȒȇ ٢Xz« ٣ The International Nuclear Regulators’ Association (INRA) ĶłŀŃŅļņĸņ ŇĻĸ ŅĸĺňĿĴŇłŅņ łĹ ĴŁĴķĴё ŅĴŁĶĸё ĸŅŀĴŁŌё ĴŃĴŁё South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This association is a forum for regular and informal discussions concerning topical matters in these various countries ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 191 ׎ ٲ ה INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 06