Abstracts ASN Report 2019

NOTABLE EVENTS 2019 ASN considers that the debate was able to explain certain technical controversies, clarify the expectations of the public and nuclear stakeholders and inform the Programme Managers with a view to the drafting of the next PNGMDR. On 21 February 2020, the Minister for Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition and ASN communicated how they envisage following up the debate: Ҋ transparency and the monitoring of the conditions for reuse of radioactivematerials will be reinforced and characterisation of the issues involved in the reprocessing of spent fuels will be continued; Ҋ measures to anticipate the saturation of spent fuel storage capacity and the characterisation of the challenges of dry storage, will be looked at in greater depth; Ҋ the orientations of the previous plan concerning the management of VLL waste, notably the study of reuse solutions and the search for additional disposal solutions, will be confirmed; Ҋ management methods tailored to the diversity of LLW-LL waste will be examined; Ҋ cross-cutting issues in which the public expressed an interest, such as health and environmental impacts, regional issues, modes of transport and economic aspects, will be developed further in the forthcoming plan; Ҋ the definition of the conditions for the implementation of Cigéo will be specified and research and development on management alternatives will be continued; Ҋ the interaction between the PNGMDR and other management policies, such as the multi-year energy programme, will be reinforced; Ҋ the PNGMDR will refocus on strategic orientations. ASN opinions on radioactive materials and waste management solutions will be issued on the basis of these orientations. Áǝƺ ƳȸƏǔɎǣȇǕ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ד Ɏǝ ȵǼƏȇ ƏȇƳ ǣɎɀ ƺȇɮǣȸȒȇȅƺȇɎƏǼ ƏɀɀƺɀɀȅƺȇɎ ƏȇƳ ȵɖƫǼǣƬ ƬȒȇɀɖǼɎƏɎǣȒȇ ɯǣǼǼ ɎƏǸƺ ȵǼƏƬƺ ǣȇ א ׎ א ׎ ƏȇƳ ƺƏȸǼɵ א ׎ א ׏ِ Áǝƺ ȵǼƏȇ ɯǣǼǼ Ɏǝƺȇ ƫƺ ȅƏƳƺ ȵɖƫǼǣƬ ƏȇƳ ɎȸƏȇɀȅǣɎɎƺƳ ɎȒ Ɏǝƺ ¨ƏȸǼǣƏȅƺȇɎƏȸɵ…ǔǔǣƬƺ ǔȒȸ Ɏǝƺ 0ɮƏǼɖƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ ³ƬǣƺȇɎǣǔǣƬ ƏȇƳ ÁƺƬǝȇȒǼȒǕǣƬƏǼ !ǝȒǣƬƺɀ ǔȒȸ ǣɎɀ ȒȵǣȇǣȒȇِ ¨ɖƫǼǣƬ ƳƺƫƏɎƺ ȅƺƺɎǣȇǕ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ¨zJx(« ǣȇ ÁȒɖȸɀ ٫ א ׎׏ ח IN BRIEF Áǝƺ ƳƺƫƏɎƺ ɯƏɀ ǝƺǼƳ ǔȸȒȅ ׏ ו ȵȸǣǼ ɎȒ ژדא ³ƺȵɎƺȅƫƺȸ אژ ׎׏ ח ً ɖɀǣȇǕ Ə ɮƏȸǣƺɎɵ Ȓǔ ȵȸȒƬƺƳɖȸƺɀ ي • 6 general subjects meetings in large cities; • 14 thematic meetings in the regions concerned; • 2 discussion sessions debating an ethical approach to the management of radioactive materials and waste; • a round-table on the question of trust and mistrust felt by the public with respect to the decisions taken or envisaged; • information and debate stands in several towns around France; • an on-line participative platform enabling people to express an opinion, submit comments on those already expressed, submit questions to the prime contractor and, for artificial persons, submit an individual stakeholder’s presentation and contributions document. Xȇ ȵƏȸƏǼǼƺǼ ɯǣɎǝ Ɏǝƺɀƺ ȵƏȸɎǣƬǣȵƏɎǣȒȇ ȅƺɎǝȒƳɀ Ȓȵƺȇ ɎȒ ƏǼǼً Ɏǝƺ !¨(¨ ɀƺɎ ɖȵ ɀȒȅƺ ǣȇȇȒɮƏɎǣɮƺ ɀɵɀɎƺȅɀ ي • a “mirror group” comprising 14 people drawn by lots drafted a joint contribution on the topic “What did we inherit and what will we leave to our children?”; • a “tomorrow’s specialists workshop” brought together students from different backgrounds to explore how radioactive waste management can be informed by different disciplines. ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 25