Abstracts ASN Report 2019

OPERATIONS Áǝƺ !ȒȅȅǣɀɀǣȒȇ The Commission defines ASN’s general policy regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection. It consists of five Commissioners, including the ASN Chairman, appointed for a term of 6 years (*) . APPOINTED BY the President of the Republic APPOINTED BY the President of the Senate APPOINTED BY the President of the National Assembly * Pursuant to Act 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 constituting the general statutes of Independent Administrative Authorities and Independent Public Authorities, which stipulates renewal of half of the ASN Commission, except for its Chairman, every Ɏǝȸƺƺ ڳ ɵƺƏȸɀ٦ (ƺƬȸƺƺ ׫ שײתډײתש Ȓǔ ת ׭ xƏȸƬǝ ׫ ٽ ײתש ƬȒƳǣǔɵǣȇǕ Ɏǝƺ ȵȸȒɮǣɀǣȒȇɀ ƏȵȵǼǣƬƏƫǼƺ ɎȒ zXɀ٦ Ɏǝƺ ɎȸƏȇɀȵȒȸɎ Ȓǔ ȸƏƳǣȒƏƬɎǣɮƺ ɀɖƫɀɎƏȇƬƺɀ and transparency in the nuclear field) sets out the relevant interim provisions and modified the duration of the mandates of the three Commissioners. * Administrative region headed by a Prefect. XȅȵƏȸɎǣƏǼǣɎɵ The Commissioners perform their duties in complete impartiality and receive no instructions from either the Government or any other person or institution. XȇƳƺȵƺȇƳƺȇƬƺ The Commissioners perform their duties on a full-time basis. Their mandate is for a six-year term. It is not renewable. The duties of a Commissioner can only be terminated in the case of impediment or resignation duly confirmed by a majority of the Commissioners. The President of the Republic may also terminate the duties of any member of the Commission in the event of serious breach of his or her obligations. !ȒȅȵƺɎƺȇƬǣƺɀ The Commission takes decisions and issues opinions, which are published in ASN’s Official ɖǼǼƺɎǣȇ . The Commission defines ASN’s oversight policy. The Chairman appoints the ASN inspectors. The Commission decides whether to open an inquiry following an incident or accident. Every year, it presents the ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France , to Parliament. Its Chairman reports on ASN activities to the competent committees of the National Assembly and of the Senate and to the Parliamentary Office for the Assessment of Scientific and Technological Choices. The Commission defines ASN’s external relations policy at national and international level. Áǝƺ ƳƺȵƏȸɎȅƺȇɎɀ ASN comprises departments placed under the authority of its Chairman. The departments are headed by a Director General, appointed by the ASN Chairman. They carry out ASN’s day-to-day duties and prepare draft opinions and decisions for the ASN Commission. They comprise: Ҋ head office departments organised according to topics, which oversee their field of activity at a national level, for both technical and transverse matters (international action, preparedness for emergency situations, information of the public, legal affairs, human resources and other support functions). They more specifically prepare draft doctrines and texts of a general scope, examine the more complex technical files and the “generic” files, in other words those which concern several similar facilities; Ҋ eleven regional divisions, with competence for one or more administrative regions, covering the entire country and the overseas territories. The regional divisions conduct most of the oversight in the field of nuclear facilities, radioactive substances transport operations and small-scale nuclear activities. They represent ASN in the regions and contribute to public information within their geographical area. In emergency situations, the divisions assist the Prefect of the département (*) who is in charge of protecting the general public, and supervise, the operations to safeguard the facility affected by the accident. Bernard DOROSZCZUK Chairman Philippe !R Èx0Á «ٳ XII È( Commissioner Sylvie ! (0Á ٳ x0«!X0« (*) Commissioner Lydie ÉVRARD (*) Commissioner Jean-Luc LACHAUME (*) Commissioner from 13 November 2018 to 12 November 2024 from 10 December 2014 to 9 December 2020 from21 December 2016 to 9 December 2023 from 10March 2017 to 9 December 2023 from21 December 2018 to 9 December 2026 ASN REPORT ON THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION IN FRANCE IN 2019