Abstracts ASN Report 2019

א ِ ג ِ « ב ƺɀȵȒȇɀǣƫǣǼǣɎǣƺɀ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ɮƏȸǣȒɖɀ ɎȸƏȇɀȵȒȸɎ players The regulations define the responsibilities of the various parties involved during the lifetime of a package, from its design up to the actual shipment. These responsibilities entail special requirements. Therefore: Ҋ Ļĸ ŃĴĶľĴĺĸ ŀłķĸĿ ķĸņļĺŁĸŅ ņĻĴĿĿ ĻĴʼnĸ ķĸņļĺŁĸķ ĴŁķ ņļōĸķ ŇĻĸ packaging in accordance with the intended conditions of use and the regulations. It must obtain an ASN certificate (or in ĶĸŅŇĴļŁ ĶĴņĸņ Ĵ ĶĸŅŇļĹļĶĴŇĸ ĹŅłŀ Ĵ ĹłŅĸļĺŁ ĴňŇĻłŅļŇŌҏ ĹłŅ ŇŌŃĸׇ łŅ ĹļņņļĿĸ ŃĴĶľĴĺĸņ ĶłŁŇĴļŁļŁĺ 6 . Ҋ The manufacturer must produce packaging in accordance with the description given by the package designer. Ҋ The consignor is responsible for providing the carrier with a package complying with the requirements of the regulations. It must in particular ensure that the substance is authorised for transport, verify that the package is appropriate for its content, use a package that is approved (if necessary) and in good condition, carry out dose rate and contamination measurements and label the package. Ҋ The transport may be organised by the forwarding agent. They are responsible, on behalf of the consignor or the consignee, for obtaining all the necessary authorisations and for sending the various notifications. The forwarding agent also selects the conveyance, the carrier and the itinerary, in compliance with the regulatory requirements. Ҋ The loader is responsible for loading the package onto the vehicle and for stowing it in accordance with the consignor’s specific instructions and the rules of professional good practice. Ҋ The carrier and, more particularly, the driver, is responsible for carriage of the shipment to its destination. Their duties include checking the good condition of the vehicle, the presence of the on-board equipment (extinguishers, driver’s personal protection equipment, etc.), compliance with the dose rate limits around the vehicle and the display of the orange plates and placards. Ҋ The consignee is under the obligation not to postpone acceptance of the goods, without imperative reason and, after unloading, to verify that the requirements concerning them have been satisfied. It must more specifically perform dose rate measurements on the package after receipt in order to detect any problems that may have occurred during shipment. Ҋ The package owner must set up a maintenance system in conformity with that described in the safety case and the approval certificate in order to guarantee that the elements important for safety are maintained in good condition. 3. https://teleservices.asn.fr. All the transport players must set up a quality management system, which consists of a range of provisions for meeting the regulatory requirements and providing proof thereof. This for example consists in performing double independent checks on the most important operations, in adopting a system of checklists to ensure that the operators forget nothing, in keeping a trace of all the operations and all the checks performed and so on. The quality management system is a key element in ensuring the reliability of transport operations. The regulations also require that all operators involved in transport receive training appropriate to their functions and responsibilities. This training must in particular cover the steps to be taken in the event of an accident. Companies which carry, load, unload or handle (after loading and ĵĸĹłŅĸ ňŁĿłĴķļŁĺҏ ŃĴĶľĴĺĸņ łĹ ŅĴķļłĴĶŇļʼnĸ ņňĵņŇĴŁĶĸņ łŁ ŅĸŁĶĻ territory shall notify these transport activities to the ASN, using the ASN on-line portal (3) , before carrying them out. This on-line ŃłŅŇĴĿ ĻĴņ ĵĸĸŁ ĴʼnĴļĿĴĵĿĸ ļŁ ŁĺĿļņĻ ņļŁĶĸ ŀļķіӅӃӄӌє In addition, the transport of certain radioactive substances (notably fissile substances) must first be notified by the consignor to ASN and to the Ministry of the Interior, seven days prior to departure. This notification stipulates the materials carried, the packagings used, the transport conditions and the details of the consignor, the carrier and the consignee. It is a means of ensuring that the public authorities have rapid access to useful information in the event of an accident. Ł ӅӃӄӌё ӄёӈӃӌ ŁłŇļĹļĶĴŇļłŁņ ŊĸŅĸ ņĸŁŇ Ňł є א ِ ד ¨ȸƺȵƏȸƺƳȇƺɀɀ ǔȒȸ ƏȇƳ ȸƺɀȵȒȇɀƺ ɎȒ ƺȅƺȸǕƺȇƬǣƺɀ The management of emergency situations is the final level of defence in depth. In the event of an accident involving transport, it should be able to mitigate the consequences for persons and the environment. As a transport accident can happen anywhere in the country, it is probable that the emergency services arriving on the scene would have no specific training in radiological risks and that the population in the vicinity would be unaware of this particular risk. It is therefore particularly important that the national emergency response organisation be robust enough to take account of these points. !ȸƺƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ Ə ɀɵɀɎƺȅ Ȓǔ ƏɖɎǝȒȸǣɀƏɎǣȒȇ ǔȒȸ ɀƺƬɖȸǣɎɵ ȸƺƏɀȒȇɀ ¨ɖȸɀɖƏȇɎ ɎȒ ȸɎǣƬǼƺɀ nِ ׏ ژזٮבבב ƏȇƳ «ِ ׏ ٮבבב ׏ ژהג Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ¨ɖƫǼǣƬ RƺƏǼɎǝ !ȒƳƺً ³z ǣȇɎƺȇƳɀ ǣȇ א ׎ א ׎ ژ ɎȒ ȸƺɮǣɀƺ ǣɎɀ ȸƺɀȒǼɖɎǣȒȇ א ׎׏ ٮ!(ٮד ׎ ד ׎ ژב Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ɀɵɀɎƺȅ Ȓǔ notification for companies transporting radioactive substances on French territory, so that the transport operations involving the most radioactive sources will be subject to authorisation owing to their security implications. Authorisation will therefore be required for the transport of sealed radioactive sources, or batches of category A, B or C sources, Əɀ ژ ƳƺǔǣȇƺƳ ǣȇ ȇȇƺɴ ׏ ژוٮב ɎȒ Ɏǝƺ ¨ɖƫǼǣƬ RƺƏǼɎǝ !ȒƳƺِ XƳƺȇɎǣˡƬƏɎǣȒȇ Ȓǔ Ɏǝƺ ǝƏɿƏȸƳ ƳɖȸǣȇǕ ȸȒƏƳ ɎȸƏȇɀȵȒȸɎ In January 2018, ASN recommended that the road transport players fill out the UN (*) number and, Əɀ ژ ƏȵȵǼǣƬƏƫǼƺً Ɏǝƺ ǝƏɿƏȸƳ ǣƳƺȇɎǣǔǣƬƏɎǣȒȇ ȇɖȅƫƺȸ on all the oranges-coloured plates of the transport unit if the load is radioactive and corresponds ɎȒ ژ Ə ɀǣȇǕǼƺ Èz ȇɖȅƫƺȸً ɯǝƺɎǝƺȸ Ȓȸ ȇȒɎ ƬƏȸȸǣƏǕƺ ǣɀ ژ ɖȇƳƺȸ ƺɴƬǼɖɀǣɮƺ ɖɀƺِ Xǔ Ɏǝǣɀ ȸƺƬȒȅȅƺȇƳƏɎǣȒȇ ǣɀ not followed, alternative provisions, taking account of any security constraints, shall be made by the carrier or consignor. They must ensure that the first ȸƺɀȵȒȇƳƺȸ ƺȅƺȸǕƺȇƬɵ ɀƺȸɮǣƬƺɀ ƏȸȸǣɮǣȇǕ Ȓȇ Ɏǝƺ ژ ɀƬƺȇƺ of an accident can rapidly identify the type of radioactive substances being transported, including if the driver is incapable of providing information and if the transport documents are inaccessible. ١ ÈȇǣɎƺƳ zƏɎǣȒȇɀ٫ ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 263 ׎ ٲ ח TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES 09