Abstracts ASN Report 2019

THE INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO REGULATE COMPRISE: ཛྷ the Monts d’Arrée NPP (Brennilis), undergoing decommissioning; ཛྷ small-scale nuclear activities in the medical sector: ݸڗ 10 external-beam radiotherapy departments, ݸڗ 5 brachytherapy departments, ݸڗ 10 nuclear medicine departments, ݸڗ 39 centres using interventional procedures, ݸڗ 54 computed tomography scanners, ݸڗ some 2,500 medical and dental radiology devices; ཛྷ small-scale nuclear activities in the veterinary, industrial and research sectors: ݸڗ 1 cyclotron, ݸڗ 15 industrial radiography companies, including 4 performing gamma radiography, ݸڗ some 450 industrial and research equipment licenses; ཛྷ activities linked to the transport of radioactive substances; ཛྷ ASN-approved laboratories and organisations: ݸڗ 8 agencies approved for radiation protection controls, ݸڗ 18 organisations approved for measuring radon, ݸڗ 4 head-offices of laboratories approved for taking environmental radioactivity measurements. p. 198 p. 228 p. 256 In 2019, ASN carried out 45 inspections, comprising ژא ǣȇɀȵƺƬɎǣȒȇɀ ƏɎ ɎǝƺxȒȇɎɀ Ƴ ټ ȸȸƻƺz¨¨ɖȇƳƺȸǕȒǣȇǕƳƺƬȒȅ ٮ missioning, 40 in small-scale nuclear activities and 3 in the transport of radioactive substances. In 2019, 2 significant events in themedical sectorwere rated level 1 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES scale). One event also concerned a worker in a non-nuclear activity andwas rated level 2 on the INES scale. ASN inspectors issued one violation report in the exercise of their oversight duties. The Nantes division regulates radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in the 4 départements of the Bretagne region. The Caen division regulates the nuclear safety of the Monts d’Arrée NPP (Brennilis), currently undergoing decommissioning. Bretagne region 44 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 REGIONAL OVERVIEWOF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION