Abstracts ASN Report 2019

adopting new devices specially developed to meet its own specific needs. With regard to veterinary facilities, the administrative situation has been continuously improving for a number of years now. At ŇĻĸ ĸŁķ łĹ ӅӃӄӌё ĶłňŁŇĸķ ӇёӌӇӋׇŁłŇļĹļĸķ łŅ ĿļĶĸŁņĸķ ĹĴĶļĿļŇļĸņ łňŇ łĹ ĴŃŃŅłŋļŀĴŇĸĿŌ ӈёӈӃӃׇʼnĸŇĸŅļŁĴŅŌ ĶĿļŁļĶņ ňņļŁĺ ļłŁļņļŁĺ ŅĴķļĴŇļłŁ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸє Among the veterinary activities, those performed on large animals outside specialised veterinary facilities (under “worksite” conditions), are considered to be those with the most significant radiation risks, more specifically for persons external to the veterinary practice team taking part in these procedures. The inspections carried out by ASN on these veterinary clinics have revealed areas for improvement regarding which ASN remains vigilant when reviewing license applications and performing inspections: Ҋ worker dose monitoring by active dosimetry and in-house radiation protection checks; Ҋ ņĸŇŇļŁĺ ňŃ ŅĴķļłĿłĺļĶĴĿ ōłŁļŁĺђ Ҋ the need to better address the radiation protection of persons external to the veterinary practice who participate in the diagnostic radiology procedures. The conventional radiology activities performed on pets (called ѢĶĴŁļŁĸ ĴĶŇļʼnļŇļĸņѣ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸҏ ļŁʼnłĿʼnĸ ĿłŊĸŅ ŅĴķļĴŇļłŁ Ņļņľņ ĵňŇ represent a very large number of veterinary clinics. As part of its graded approach which consists in adapting the control methods to the radiation risks, ASN conducted an experimental control ĶĴŀŃĴļĺŁ ļŁ ӅӃӄӈׇĴŁķ ӅӃӄӉׇŊĻļĶĻ ĶĴĿĿĸķ ňŃłŁ ŁĸŊ ķĸŀĴŇĸŅļĴĿļņĸķ control methods. The campaign was carried out in seven départements (Aisne, Allier, Aube, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Pas-de-Calais and Puy ķĸ Ƹŀĸҏ ĴŁķ ĴķķŅĸņņĸķ ӇӉӆׇʼnĸŇĸŅļŁĴŅŌ ĶĿļŁļĶņє łŁķňĶŇĸķ ļŁ ĶĿłņĸ collaboration with the Higher Council of the Order of Veterinarians, this experiment is viewed positively by ASN, which will consider whether it would be worthwhile applying this type of control in other sectors. During this campaign, ASN detected no major shortcomings, save exception, and considers that the organisation of radiation protection in pet care veterinary clinics is satisfactory on the whole: Ҋ the third-party radiation protection checks and the formalised processing of any nonconformities detected during these checks; Ҋ the verification of conformity of the radiology rooms; Ҋ the frequency of on-site visits of certain external Radiation Protection Expert-Officers (RPE-O). Alongside this, through its various oversight actions, ASN has seen the results of the efforts made by the veterinary professional bodies in the last few years to comply with the regulations and has noted good field practices in the inspected veterinary clinics, and more specifically: Ҋ the presence of in-house RPE-Os in the majority of clinics; Ҋ worker occupational exposure monitoring by passive dosimetry; Ҋ the virtually systematic use of personal protective equipment; Ҋ an approach to optimise the conditions of the diagnoses conducted in nearly all the clinics performing diagnostic radiology on large animals. In addition to the abovementioned dematerialised control approach, local in situ control actions are still carried out regularly by the ASN regional divisions, for example the Strasbourg division, which carried out some ten inspections of veterinary clinics that use ionising radiation. The extensive nationwide commitment of the profession to harmonising practices, raising awareness, training student veterinary surgeons and drafting framework documents and guides is considered very positive by ASN, which regularly takes part in meetings with the profession’s national bodies (more particularly the veterinary radiation protection commission) jointly with the General Directorate for Labour (DGT). ׏ِ ב ِ ב Áǝƺ ȒɎǝƺȸ ɖɀƺɀ Ȓǔ ƳƺɮǣƬƺɀ ƺȅǣɎɎǣȇǕ ǣȒȇǣɀǣȇǕ ȸƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ This category covers all the electrical devices emitting ionising radiation other than those mentioned above and not concerned by the license and notification exemption criteria set out in Article єׇӄӆӆӆіӄӃӉׇłĹ ŇĻĸ ňĵĿļĶ ĸĴĿŇĻ łķĸє This category includes, for example, devices generating ionising radiation but not used for this property, namely ion implanters, electron-beam welding equipment, klystrons, certain lasers, certain electrical devices such as high-voltage fuse tests. Lastly, some applications use particle accelerators (see point 3.3.1). ׫٫ ڲ Regulation of industrial, research and veterinary activities א ِ׏ Áǝƺ ƏɖɎǝȒȸǣɎǣƺɀ ȸƺǕɖǼƏɎǣȇǕ Ɏǝƺ ɀȒɖȸƬƺɀ Ȓǔ ǣȒȇǣɀǣȇǕ ȸƏƳǣƏɎǣȒȇ ASN is the authority that grants the licenses, receives the notifications and will issue the registration decisions, in accordance with the regulatory regime applicable to the nuclear activity concerned. However, to simplify administrative procedures for licensees already licensed under another system, the Public Health Code makes specific provisions. This concerns more specifically: Ҋ The radioactive sources held, manufactured and/or used in ļŁņŇĴĿĿĴŇļłŁņ ĿļĶĸŁņĸķ ňŁķĸŅ ŇĻĸ ļŁļŁĺ łķĸ Ҏ ŅŇļĶĿĸ єׇӄӉӅіӄҏ or, for unsealed radioactive sources, those held, manufactured and/or used in Installations Classified for Protection of the ŁʼnļŅłŁŀĸŁŇ Ҏ ҏ ŊĻļĶĻ Ķłŀĸ ňŁķĸŅ ŅŇļĶĿĸņ єׇӈӄӄіӄׇŇł єׇӈӄӊіӅׇłĹ ŇĻĸ ŁʼnļŅłŁŀĸŁŇ łķĸё ĴŁķ ĻĴʼnĸ Ĵ ĿļĶĸŁņļŁĺ ņŌņŇĸŀє The Prefect is responsible for including, in the licenses he delivers, radiation protection requirements for the nuclear activities carried out on the site. Ҋ The installations and activities relating to national defence, for which Defence Nuclear Safety Authority (ASND) is responsible for regulating the radiation protection aspects. Ҋ The installations authorised under the BNI System. ASN regulates the radioactive sources and electrical devices emitting ionising radiation necessary for the operation of these installations under this system. Holding and using other sources within the bounds of the BNI remain subject to licensing ŃňŅņňĴŁŇ Ňł ŅŇļĶĿĸ єׇӄӆӆӆіӄӄӋׇłĹ ŇĻĸ ňĵĿļĶ ĸĴĿŇĻ łķĸє These provisions do not exempt the licensee from complying with the requirements of the Public Health Code, and in particular those relative to source acquisition and transfer; they do not apply to the distribution, importing and exporting of radioactive sources, which remain subject to ASN licensing under the Public Health Code. ļŁĶĸ ŇĻĸ ŃňĵĿļĶĴŇļłŁ łĹ ĸĶŅĸĸ ӅӃӄӇіӌӌӉׇłĹ Ӆׇ ĸŃŇĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӇׇĴŀĸŁķļŁĺ ŇĻĸ ŁłŀĸŁĶĿĴŇňŅĸ łĹ ŇĻĸ ņё ņłŀĸ ĹĴĶļĿļŇļĸņ previously licensed by Prefectoral Order under the Environment ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 235 ׎ ٲ ז SOURCES OF IONISING RADIATION AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL, VETERINARY AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS 08