Abstracts ASN Report 2019

Ļĸ ŁŇĸŅŀļŁļņŇĸŅļĴĿ ļŅĸĶŇļʼnĸ łĹ ӆӃׇ ĴŌ ӅӃӃӈׇņŃĸĶļĹļĸņ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁķļŇļłŁņ łĹ ĴŃŃĿļĶĴŇļłŁ łĹ ŇĻļņ ŇĸŋŇ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸ ĴŁķ ŀĴŁķĴŇĸņ ASN as the Competent National Authority. It is therefore up to ASN to notify the events without delay to the international institutions, to rapidly provide pertinent information about the situation, in particular to border countries, so that they can take the necessary population protection measures and, finally, to provide the ministers concerned with a copy of the notifications and the information transmitted or received. ג ِ ג Áǝƺ !ȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇ Ȓȇ ɀɀǣɀɎƏȇƬƺ ǣȇ Ɏǝƺ 0ɮƺȇɎ Ȓǔ Ə zɖƬǼƺƏȸ ƬƬǣƳƺȇɎ Ȓȸ «ƏƳǣȒǼȒǕǣƬƏǼ 0ȅƺȸǕƺȇƬɵ The Convention on Assistance in the event of a Nuclear Accident łŅ ĴķļłĿłĺļĶĴĿ ŀĸŅĺĸŁĶŌ ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ łŁ ӅӉׇ ĸĵŅňĴŅŌ ӄӌӋӊׇĴŁķё łŁ ӆӄׇ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌё ĻĴķ ӄӄӌׇĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ ŃĴŅŇļĸņє Its aim is to facilitate cooperation between countries should one of them be affected by an accident having radiological consequences. This Convention has already been activated on several occasions as a result of irradiation accidents caused ĵŌ ĴĵĴŁķłŁĸķ ŅĴķļłĴĶŇļʼnĸ ņłňŅĶĸņє łŅĸ ņŃĸĶļĹļĶĴĿĿŌё ŅĴŁĶĸѡņ specialised medical services have already provided treatment for the victims of such accidents. ג ِ ד …Ɏǝƺȸ ƬȒȇɮƺȇɎǣȒȇɀ ȸƺǼƏɎƺƳ ɎȒ ȇɖƬǼƺƏȸ ɀƏǔƺɎɵ ƏȇƳ ȸƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ ȵȸȒɎƺƬɎǣȒȇ Other international conventions, whose scope of application does not lie within the remit of ASN, can have links with nuclear safety. This is specifically the case with the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, which aims to reinforce protection against malicious acts and the misuse of nuclear material. This łŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁ ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ łŁ Ӌׇ ĸĵŅňĴŅŌ ӄӌӋӊׇĴŁķё ļŁ ӅӃӄӌё ĻĴķ ӄӈӌׇĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺ ŃĴŅŇļĸņє Ł ĴŀĸŁķŀĸŁŇ Ňł ŇĻļņ ĶłŁʼnĸŁŇļłŁё ŊĻļĶĻ ĸŁŇĸŅĸķ ļŁŇł ĹłŅĶĸ ļŁ ӅӃӄӉё ŊĴņ ŅĴŇļĹļĸķ ĵŌ ӄӅӄׇłĹ ŇĻĸŀє ׮٫ ڲ Bilateral relations ASN collaborates with numerous countries through bilateral agreements, which can take the form of governmental agreements ҎņňĶĻ Ĵņ ŊļŇĻ ĸŅŀĴŁŌё ĸĿĺļňŀё ňŋĸŀĵłňŅĺ ĴŁķ ŊļŇōĸŅĿĴŁķҏ łŅ administrative arrangements between ASN and its counterparts (about twenty). ASN and its counterparts hold discussions on subjects which frequently concern topical national safety and radiation protection matters (legislation, safety topics, incidents, inspection approach, etc.) and identify topics warranting more in-depth examination in the light of their safety implications or the context. Moreover, maintaining bilateral relations with neighbouring and other European countries is one of ASN’s priorities. ѡņ ĵļĿĴŇĸŅĴĿ ŅĸĿĴŇļłŁņ ĴķķŅĸņņĸķ ŁňŀĸŅłňņ ŇłŃļĶņ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌё notably the construction of new reactors, the safety of the reactors in service and the fuel cycle installations, management of emergency situations and cross-inspections. In addition to its bilateral relations, ASN for the first time in ӅӃӄӌׇĵŅłňĺĻŇ ŇłĺĸŇĻĸŅ ŇĻĸ ŁňĶĿĸĴŅ ņĴĹĸŇŌ ĴŁķ ŅĴķļĴŇļłŁ ŃŅłŇĸĶŇļłŁ ŅĸĺňĿĴŇłŅņ łĹ ĸŅŀĴŁŌё ĸĿĺļňŀё ŅĴŁĶĸё ňŋĸŀĵłňŅĺ ĴŁķ ŊļŇōĸŅĿĴŁķ ĹłŅ Ĵ ŇŅĴŁņĵłňŁķĴŅŌ ņĸŀļŁĴŅє Ļļņ ņĸŀļŁĴŅ łĹĹĸŅĸķ a broader forum for discussion of several topics covered during the various bilateral meetings. The topics selected for this first exercise were cross-inspections, stakeholder consultations, maintaining skills currency within the regulators and, finally, preparedness for emergency situations in a transboundary context (see box on next page). ד ِ׏ ǣǼƏɎƺȸƏǼ ƬȒȒȵƺȸƏɎǣȒȇ ƫƺɎɯƺƺȇ ³z ƏȇƳ ǣɎɀ ǔȒȸƺǣǕȇ ƬȒɖȇɎƺȸȵƏȸɎɀ JƺȸȅƏȇɵ Ļĸ ŅĴŁĶłі ĸŅŀĴŁ łŀŀļņņļłŁ Ҏ ҏ ŊĴņ ĶŅĸĴŇĸķ Ĵņ ĴŁ ļŁŇĸŅі governmental body and involves several competent authorities at both national and Prefect levels. With regard to ASN, it involves both the head office departments and the Strasbourg regional division. In addition to the Commission’s plenary meetings, two working groups meet regularly, one to address the safety of nuclear power plants in border areas, the other the management of emergency situations. Ņłŀ ӄӄׇŇł ӄӅׇ ňŁĸ ӅӃӄӌ ё Ĵ ŃĿĸŁĴŅŌ ŀĸĸŇļŁĺ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĴŁĶłі ĸŅŀĴŁ commission was held in Lyon. In the light of the context, the Commission decided to reinforce discussions on topics concerning decommissioning and waste within the NPPs working group. Two cross-inspections were also organised, on Ӆӈׇ łʼnĸŀĵĸŅ in Philippsburg, Germany, on the subject of decommissioning, and on ӄӅׇ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸё ĴŇ ŇĻĸ ĸņņĸŁĻĸļŀ ё łŁ ŇĻĸ ŇłŃļĶ of the environment. ƺǼǕǣɖȅ ASN cooperates on all subject within its field of competence with its counterpart the Belgian Agence fédérale de Contrôle nucléaire Ҏ ҏє Ļļņ ĿĸĴķņ Ňł ĶłłŃĸŅĴŇļłŁ ĵłŇĻ ŁĴŇļłŁĴĿĿŌ ĴŁķ ĿłĶĴĿĿŌё ŊļŇĻ ĶĸŅŇĴļŁ łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅĸĺļłŁĴĿ ķļʼnļņļłŁņє Ļĸ ŅĴŁĶłі ĸĿĺļĴŁ steering committee met on ӄӋׇ ňŁĸ ӅӃӄӌ ׇļŁ łŁŇŅłňĺĸє A number of cross-inspections were organised: Ҋ Ļĸ ŌłŁ ķļʼnļņļłŁ ĴŁķ ĶĴŅŅļĸķ łňŇ ĴŁ ļŁņŃĸĶŇļłŁ łŁ the Orano TN international site in Villefranche-sur-Saône, concerning manufacturing of radioactive substance transport ŃĴĶľĴĺļŁĺņ ĹłŅ ňņĸ ļŁ ĸĿĺļňŀє Ҋ ĴŁķ ŇĻĸ ļĿĿĸ ķļʼnļņļłŁ Ňłłľ ŃĴŅŇ ļŁ ļŁņŃĸĶŇļłŁņ ļŁ ĸĿĺļňŀ on industrial sources of radiation and the commissioning of ŅĴķļłŇĻĸŅĴŃŌ ĴŁķ ŁňĶĿĸĴŅ ŀĸķļĶļŁĸ ĹĴĶļĿļŇļĸņё ĴŁķ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸ łŁ the commissioning of nuclear medical facilities. Ҋ On ӅӇׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ at Nogent-sur-Seine, the Châlons-en- ĻĴŀŃĴĺŁĸ ķļʼnļņļłŁ ĴŁķ ĶĴŅŅļĸķ łňŇ ĴŁ ļŁņŃĸĶŇļłŁ of effluent discharges and the monitoring of discharges into the environment and, on ӊׇ łʼnĸŀĵĸŅ , an inspection on the management of waste from the decommissioning of the Ļłłōׇ є !ƏȇƏƳƏ On ӄׇĴŁķ Ӆׇ ňĿŌ ӅӃӄӌ , the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and ASN met at the ASN headquarters to discuss their respective national and regulatory topical matters (reinforced implementation of a graded approach, post-accident management, ŊĸĿķņ łŁ ŇĻĸ ŀĴļŁ ņŇĸĴŀ ĿĸŇķłŊŁ ĿļŁĸņ łĹ ŇĻĸ ĿĴŀĴŁʼnļĿĿĸ reactor, modular reactor projects in Canada, fuel cycle consistency ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸё ĸŇĶєҏє Ļĸ ķļņĶňņņļłŁņ ŅĸʼnĸĴĿĸķ ŇĻĴŇ ŇĻĸŅĸ ŊĸŅĸ ĴŅĸĴņ of cooperation to be developed, notably in inspector training and qualification. On Ӆׇ ňĿŌ , ASN accompanied its counterpart for a technical visit to the installations of the National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra) on the site of the Bure Laboratory. 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