Abstracts ASN Report 2019

with the technical procedures at the various manufacturing steps (welding, assembly, etc.). ASN checks the monitoring of package manufacturing by the lead contractor and may intervene directly on the sites of any ņňĵĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇłŅņё ŊĻł ŀĴŌ ņłŀĸŇļŀĸņ ĵĸ ĿłĶĴŇĸķ ĴĵŅłĴķє łŅ ĸŋĴŀŃĿĸё łŁ ӄӃׇĴŁķ ӄӄׇ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌё ļŁ Ĵ ŃĿĴŁŇ ļŁ ĸŅŀĴŁŌё ASN and the German authority with competence for transport Ҏ ҏё ĽłļŁŇĿŌ ļŁņŃĸĶŇĸķё ŇĻĸ ŀĴŁňĹĴĶŇňŅĸ łĹ ŁĸŊ ӆӃׇłʼnĸŅŃĴĶľņ ňņĸķ Ňł ŇŅĴŁņŃłŅŇ 6 ׇļŁ ӆӃׇ ĶŌĿļŁķĸŅņє Łĸ ŃłļŁŇ ļŁʼnĸņŇļĺĴŇĸķ ĵŌ the inspectors was how Daher, the ordering customer, monitored its subcontractor. ASN may also inspect the manufacture of the specimens used for the drop tests and fire tests required by the regulations. The objectives are the same as for the series production model because the specimens must be representative and comply with the maximum requirements indicated in the mock-up manufacturing file, which will determine the minimum characteristics of the actual packaging to be manufactured. In 2020, ASN intends to continue spot-check inspections of transport packaging manufacturing. This is because the ļŅŅĸĺňĿĴŅļŇļĸņ ķĸŇĸĶŇĸķ ĴŇ ŇĻĸ ŅĸňņłŇ łŅĺĸ ŃĿĴŁŇё ņłŀĸ łĹ ŊĻļĶĻ affected a few transport packagings, confirmed the importance of inspecting the packaging manufacturing and maintenance operations. ג ِ א ِ א ¨ƏƬǸƏǕǣȇǕ ȅƏǣȇɎƺȇƏȇƬƺ ǣȇɀȵƺƬɎǣȒȇɀ The consignor or user of a packaging filled with radioactive substances must be able to prove to ASN that this packaging is periodically inspected and, if necessary, repaired and maintained in good condition such that it continues to satisfy all the relevant requirements and specifications of its safety case and its approval ĶĸŅŇļĹļĶĴŇĸё ĸʼnĸŁ ĴĹŇĸŅ ŅĸŃĸĴŇĸķ ňņĸє łŅ ĴŃŃŅłʼnĸķ ŃĴĶľĴĺļŁĺņё the topics addressed during ASN inspections on maintenance activities include, for example: Ҋ the periodic inspections of the components of the containment system (screws, welds, seals, etc.); Ҋ the periodic inspections of the securing and handling components; Ҋ definition of the frequency of replacement of the packaging components which must take account of any reduction in performance due to wear, corrosion, ageing, etc. Ł ӅӃӄӌё ĶĴŅŅļĸķ łňŇ ŇĻŅĸĸ ļŁņŃĸĶŇļłŁņ łŁ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁĹłŅŀļŇŌ łĹ ŀĴļŁŇĸŁĴŁĶĸ łŃĸŅĴŇļłŁņє łŅ ĸŋĴŀŃĿĸё łŁ Ӈׇ łʼnĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌё inspected the maintenance carried out by the Curium company on packagings intended for the transport of radiopharmaceutical products. The ASN inspectors reviewed, among other aspects, the organisation put into place by Curium to ensure the compliance of the maintenance and inspection operations with the requirements of the safety case. !ƺȸɎǣˡƬƏɎƺ Ȓǔ ƏȵȵȸȒɮƏǼ ǔȒȸ Ɏǝƺ Áz nƏƫ ȵƏƬǸƏǕƺ …ȇ ژהא hɖȇƺ א ׎׏ ח ً ³z ǣɀɀɖƺƳ Ə Ɏɵȵƺ ٢È٣ ƏȵȵȸȒɮƏǼ certificate for the new TN Lab package model developed by TN International (subsidiary of Orano). This new package model is designed for transport in the public domain of small quantities of radioactive materials in various forms, not only by road and sea, by also by air. This package is intended for research laboratories which need to ship and receive various types of fuel samples (whether or not irradiated), activated material, or radioactive sources. 268 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 ׎ ٲ ח TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES