Abstracts ASN Report 2019

and the positions adopted on common international issues. It meets twice a year in the country holding the Presidency, with ĸĴĶĻ ĶłňŁŇŅŌ ĴĶŇļŁĺ Ĵņ ŃŅĸņļķĸŁŇ ĹłŅ łŁĸ ŌĸĴŅ ļŁ ŇňŅŁ Ҏ ŅĴŁĶĸ ļŁ ӅӃӄӈҏє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ļŁ ĴķķļŇļłŁ Ňł ķļņĶňņņļłŁņ łŁ ŁňĶĿĸĴŅ ņĴĹĸŇŌё ŇĻĸ work of this association notably highlighted the major issue of anticipating the training of experts in order to ensure the renewal of regulator personnel. ב ِ ד Áǝƺ ÈȇǣɎƺƳ zƏɎǣȒȇɀ ³ƬǣƺȇɎǣǔǣƬ !ȒȅȅǣɎɎƺƺ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ 0ǔǔƺƬɎɀ Ȓǔ ɎȒȅǣƬ «ƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ ٢Èz³!0 «٣ Ļĸ ŊĴņ ĶŅĸĴŇĸķ ļŁ ӄӌӈӈׇĴŁķ ĶłŀŃļĿĸņ ĴĿĿ ņĶļĸŁŇļĹļĶ data on radiation sources and the risks associated with this radiation for the environment and human health. This activity is supervised by the annual meeting of the national representations of the Member States, comprising international experts. ב ِ ה Áǝƺ XȇɎƺȸȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ !ȒȅȅǣɀɀǣȒȇ Ȓȇ «ƏƳǣȒǼȒǕǣƬƏǼ ¨ȸȒɎƺƬɎǣȒȇ ٢X!«¨٣ The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) ļņ Ĵ ŁłŁіĺłʼnĸŅŁŀĸŁŇĴĿ łŅĺĴŁļņĴŇļłŁ ĶŅĸĴŇĸķ ļŁ ӄӌӅӋׇŊļŇĻ ŇĻĸ Ĵļŀ of assessing the state of knowledge about the effects of radiation, in order to ensure that it does not call current protection rules into question. The ICRP analyses the results of the research work carried out around the world and examines the work of other international organisations, such as in particular that of UNSCEAR. It Issues general recommendations on the protection rules to be adopted and the exposure levels to be adhered to. It ŊĴņ ŅĸĶĸļʼnĸķ ĵŌ łŁ ӄӉׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌׇĴņ ŃĴŅŇ łĹ ļŇņ ŊłŅľ on updating the recommendations. ׭٫ ڲ International conventions ASN acts as the national point of contact for the two conventions dealing on the one hand with nuclear safety (the Convention on Nuclear Safety) and on the other with spent fuel and wastes (Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management). ASN is also the Competent Authority for the two Conventions dedicated to the operational management of the possible consequences of accidents (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). ג ِ׏ Áǝƺ !ȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ zɖƬǼƺƏȸ ³ƏǔƺɎɵ The Convention on Nuclear Safety (CSN) is one of the results of ļŁŇĸŅŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ķļņĶňņņļłŁņ ļŁļŇļĴŇĸķ ļŁ ӄӌӌӅׇļŁ łŅķĸŅ Ňł ĶłŁŇŅļĵňŇĸ to maintaining a high level of nuclear safety worldwide. The Convention sets a certain number of nuclear safety objectives ĴŁķ ķĸĹļŁĸņ ŇĻĸ ŀĸĴņňŅĸņ ŊĻļĶĻ Ĵļŀ Ňł ĴĶĻļĸʼnĸ ŇĻĸŀє ŅĴŁĶĸ ņļĺŁĸķ ļŇ łŁ ӅӃׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ ӄӌӌӇׇĴŁķ ĴŃŃŅłʼnĸķ ļŇ łŁ ӄӆׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ ӄӌӌӈє Ļĸ łŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁ łŁ ňĶĿĸĴŅ ĴĹĸŇŌ ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ łŁ ӅӇׇ ĶŇłĵĸŅ ӄӌӌӉׇĴŁķё łŁ ӄӌׇ ňĺňņŇ ӅӃӄӌё ļŇ ĻĴķ ӋӋׇĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ parties. The objectives of the Convention are to attain and maintain a high level of nuclear safety worldwide, to establish and maintain effective defences in nuclear facilities against potential radiological risks and to prevent accidents which could have radiological consequences and mitigate their consequences should they occur. The areas covered by the Convention have ĿłŁĺ ĵĸĸŁ ŃĴŅŇ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ĴŃŃŅłĴĶĻ Ňł ŁňĶĿĸĴŅ ņĴĹĸŇŌє In 2015, the contracting parties to the convention, taking account łĹ ŇĻĸ ĿĸņņłŁņ ĿĸĴŅŁĸķ ĹŅłŀ ŇĻĸ ňľňņĻļŀĴ ĴĶĶļķĸŁŇё ĴķłŃŇĸķ the Vienna Declaration on nuclear safety. This Declaration, which extensively incorporates the principles of the European Directive łŁ ŇĻĸ ĴĹĸŇŌ łĹ ňĶĿĸĴŅ ĴĶļĿļŇļĸņё ņĸŇņ ŃŅĸĶļņĸ ĴŁķ ĴŀĵļŇļłňņ safety objectives aiming to prevent nuclear accidents worldwide and to mitigate the radiological consequences if one were to occur. The Convention makes provision for review meetings by the contracting parties every three years, to develop cooperation and the exchange of experience. Ł ŅĴŁĶĸё ĴĶŇņ Ĵņ ŇĻĸ łŀŃĸŇĸŁŇ ňŇĻłŅļŇŌ ĹłŅ ŇĻĸ It coordinates the preparation for the review meetings, in close collaboration with the entities concerned. ASN also devotes considerable resources to participation in the review meetings, so that it is present at the various presentations and discussions. Ļĸ ӋŇĻ ŅĸʼnļĸŊ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺ łĹ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ ŃĴŅŇļĸņ Ňł ŇĻĸ łŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁ ŊļĿĿ ĵĸ ĻĸĿķ ĹŅłŀ Ӆӆׇ ĴŅĶĻ Ňł ӆׇ ŃŅļĿ ӅӃӅӃׇĴŇ ŇĻĸ IAEA headquarters in Vienna. Several months before the review meeting is held, each contracting party submits a national report describing how it ļņ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺ ļŇņ łĵĿļĺĴŇļłŁņ ňŁķĸŅ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁє Ļĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ŅĸŃłŅŇ ŊĴņ ņňĵŀļŇŇĸķ ļŁ ňĺňņŇ ӅӃӄӌׇĴŁķ ļņ ĴʼnĴļĿĴĵĿĸ łŁ ŇĻĸ ĴŁķ ŊĸĵņļŇĸņє ĻĸĴķ łĹ ŇĻĸ ӅӃӅӃׇŅĸʼnļĸŊ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺё ASN is involved in the review of the national reports from the contracting countries. ג ِ א Áǝƺ hȒǣȇɎ !ȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ³ƏǔƺɎɵ Ȓǔ ³ȵƺȇɎ IɖƺǼ xƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎ ƏȇƳ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ³ƏǔƺɎɵ Ȓǔ «ƏƳǣȒƏƬɎǣɮƺ áƏɀɎƺ xƏȇƏǕƺȅƺȇɎ The Joint Convention is the counterpart to the Convention on Nuclear Safety for the management of spent fuel and ŅĴķļłĴĶŇļʼnĸ ŊĴņŇĸ ĹŅłŀ ĶļʼnļĿ ŁňĶĿĸĴŅ ĴĶŇļʼnļŇļĸņє ŅĴŁĶĸ ņļĺŁĸķ ļŇ łŁ Ӆӌׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ ӄӌӌӊׇĴŁķ ļŇ ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ łŁ ӄӋׇ ňŁĸ ӅӃӃӄє Ļļņ ĶłŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁ ĻĴķ ӋӅׇĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ ŃĴŅŇļĸņ ĴŇ ŇĻĸ ĸŁķ łĹ ӅӃӄӌє Ļĸ ķŅĴĹŇļŁĺ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ŁĴŇļłŁĴĿ ŅĸŃłŅŇ ĹłŅ ŇĻĸ ӊŇĻ ŅĸʼnļĸŊ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺё ŊĻļĶĻ ŊļĿĿ ĵĸ ĻĸĿķ ļŁ ĴŌі ňŁĸ ӅӃӅӄׇĴŇ ŇĻĸ ĻĸĴķńňĴŅŇĸŅņ ļŁ ļĸŁŁĴё ĵĸĺĴŁ ļŁ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌє ŅĸŁĶĻ ĴŁķ ŁĺĿļņĻ ʼnĸŅņļłŁņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĸŁĶĻ ŅĸŃłŅŇ ŊļĿĿ ĵĸ ŀĴķĸ ŃňĵĿļĶ łŁ Ӆӊׇ ĶŇłĵĸŅ ӅӃӅӃׇłŁ ŇĻĸ ĴŁķ ŊĸĵņļŇĸņє ג ِ ב Áǝƺ ƬȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ 0ƏȸǼɵ zȒɎǣǔǣƬƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ Ə zɖƬǼƺƏȸ ƬƬǣƳƺȇɎ The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ łŁ ӅӋׇ ĶŇłĵĸŅ ӄӌӋӉё ņļŋ ŀłŁŇĻņ ĴĹŇĸŅ ŇĻĸ ĻĸŅŁłĵŌĿ ĴĶĶļķĸŁŇ ĴŁķ ĻĴķ ӄӅӇׇĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ ŃĴŅŇļĸņ łŁ ӆӄׇ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌє The contracting parties undertake to inform the international community as rapidly as possible of any accident leading to the uncontrolled release of radioactive substances into the ĸŁʼnļŅłŁŀĸŁŇ ĴŁķ ĿļĴĵĿĸ Ňł ĴĹĹĸĶŇ Ĵ ŁĸļĺĻĵłňŅļŁĺ ŇĴŇĸє łŅ this purpose, IAEA proposes a tool to the Member States for notification and assistance in the event of a radiological emergency. ASN made an active contribution to the production of this tool, the Unified System for Information Exchange in Incidents and Emergencies (USIE), which is present in ASN’s emergency centre and is tested on the occasion of each exercise. 192 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 ׎ ٲ ה INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS