Abstracts ASN Report 2019

COMMISSION EDITORIAL From left to right: Philippe CHAUMET-RIFFAUD, Commissioner; Lydie ÉVRARD, Commissioner; Bernard DOROSZCZUK, Chairman; Sylvie CADET-MERCIER, Commissioner; Jean-Luc LACHAUME, Commissioner. A commitment to quality and rigour is demanded from everyone Montrouge, 3 March 2020 In a context where the level of safety in nuclear facilities has remained on the whole satisfactory, 2019 was marked by increased awareness on the part of the nuclear licensees of the challenges that face them as a group. The need to reinforce the quality of the work done and professional rigorousness in terms of safety has been broadly taken on board, which is essential if progress ǣɀ ژ ɎȒ ژ ƫƺ ȅƏƳƺِ Áǝƺ ǣȇƬȸƺƏɀƺ ǣȇ ǣȇɀȵƺƬɎǣȒȇɀ ƬƏȇȇȒɎ ƫƺ ƬȒȇɀǣƳƺȸƺƳ Əȇ ƏȵȵȸȒȵȸǣƏɎƺ ȸƺɀȵȒȇɀƺِ ɀ ɎǝȒɀƺ with prime responsibility for safety, it is therefore up to the licensees to address these challenges. In the medical field, the radiation protection of patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures involving ionising radiation has been maintained at a high level. The number of significant radiation protection events reported by the health professionals remained very low in 2019 when compared with the number of procedures carried out Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ȵƏɎǣƺȇɎɀ ƺɮƺȸɵ ɵƺƏȸ ƏȇƳ Ɏǝƺ ƬȒȅȵǼƺɴǣɎɵ Ȓǔ ژ ɀȒȅƺ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺɀƺ ȵȸȒƬƺƳɖȸƺɀِ RȒɯƺɮƺȸً particular attention must be maintained, owing to the extremely sophisticated technical nature of some medical procedures and the chain of professionals involved. 2 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019