4 // Outlook After a year 2020 marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 –even though still disrupted– saw nine emergency exercises being held, thus enabling the emergency teams and the other stakeholders to return to a normal pace of training. In addition, ASN reinforced the instruction and training of its staff, with continued situational exercises for its on-call teams, the production of internal instructional films and enhancement of its internal emergency training system. 2021 was also marked by ASN’s participation in the SECNUC 2021 major nuclear exercise. In terms of preparedness, ASN made a significant effort to assist the various stakeholders with the new post-accident doctrine proposed by the Codirpa in 2019. This exercise also showed the importance of adapting emergency organisations specific to the nuclear sector (ASN, IRSN, licensee) so that they interface coherently with the CIC. Two national exercises were therefore held in 2021, with simulation of the CIC. ASN will continue its investment so that the CIC simulation can be included in the national exercises in 2022. 2022 will be an opportunity to implement the many lessons learned from this major exercise. It will also see the continuation of Codirpa’s work to propose changes to post-accident doctrine, as requested in the mandate from the Prime Minister. In order to improve the safety and radiation protection culture around the nuclear sites, ASN will continue to oversee the work of the specific working group and support the Government as needed with the action plan unveiled by the Ministry for Ecological transition, following the 2021 report from the risk culture modernisation mission. In order to reinforce the safety culture in nuclear facilities, ASN agrees fully with the request to involve the population in the emergency exercises, as expressed by the Ministry of the Interior in its Circular INTE2134143J of 7 December 2021. Emergency exercise on 15 September 2021 at the Penly NPP (76), view of the Seine-Maritime département Operations Centre ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2021 177 04 – RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY AND POST-ACCIDENT SITUATIONS 08 07 13 04 10 06 12 14 03 09 05 11 02 01 AP
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