telephone, tablet), in accordance with the accessibility standards in effect and the requirements of the Act for a Digital Republic of 7 October 2016. A higher-performance search engine and a map of the facilities (nuclear power, industrial and medical) provide for a faster and more precise browsing experience. This new version of the ASN website, the result of numerous tests conducted with users, endeavours to facilitate access to the desired information according to the audience: ∙ workers in the sectors subject to ASN oversight and regulation (for the on-line services and forms in particular), technical experts, lawyers, people living near nuclear facilities, patients and medical practitioners, elected officials and journalists can access the news of the sites or the inspection documents that interest them: inspection follow-up letters, significant event notices, etc.; ∙ citizens interested in the safety issues and wishing to be involved in the decision-making process. Educational content (videos, computer graphics, topical files) is available and the “public consultation” module has been improved. The asn.fr website has a secured form for reporting cases of fraud in the nuclear sector. This application guarantees the protection of whistle-blowers and confidential treatment of the information received. ASN has stepped up the fraud prevention and detection measures further to the irregularities discovered at the Creusot Forge plant in 2016. 26 fraud reports were filed on asn.fr in 2021. 1.1.2 The social networks The website content, which can be consulted on smartphones or tablets, is also shared on the main social media (primarily Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn). The news feeds of the ASN social media accounts convey the main position statements. The major events in which ASN participates (parliamentary hearings, public meetings) are announced and can be followed in real time on the social networks. Since 2011, the social media have been integrated in the “media pressure simulation” during the emergency exercises. The main question is to take into account the immediacy of the reactions and the urgency of the need for information. ASN news is followed and passed on by more than 14,000 subscribers on Twitter, nearly 30,000 on LinkedIn and 4,300 on Facebook. 1.1.3 The ASN/IRSN exhibition As part of their duty to inform the public, ASN and the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) have created educational content intended for high school pupils, students, employees, hospital personnel, patients, etc. and the citizens more broadly. Comprising 80 display boards covering ten themes, the exhibition is designed to provide information on radioactivity –whether natural or artificial– its uses, its implications and its effects on humans and the environment. This exhibition is made available on request, free of charge. It is modular and can be borrowed in whole or in part. The exhibition can also be consulted on-line (irsn.fr/expo-asn-irsn). 1.1.4 The ASN Information Centre Any citizen can address requests for information to ASN, either on-line (at the address info@asn.fr), by letter or by telephone. In 2021, the on-line information centre responded to more than 550 requests on diverse subjects (technical questions, requests for transmission of administrative documents, information relative to the environment, publications, documentary searches, etc.). 1.2 ASN and the professionals ASN produces specific publications, organises and takes part in numerous symposia and seminars to make known the regulations, to raise professionals’ awareness of the responsibilities and the implications of nuclear safety and radiation protection, and lastly to encourage the reporting of significant events. 1.2.1 Making known the regulations and enhancing the radiation protection culture ASN considers that having clear regulations based on the best safety standards is an important factor for improving the safety of BNIs. Over the last few years it has thus undertaken a major overhaul of the technical and general regulations applicable to BNIs, while always being attentive to the clarity and completeness of the information delivered to the professionals concerning these regulations. The same goes for radiation protection of workers and patients in the medical and industry sectors: ASN makes guides, practical sheets and reference manuals available everyone. A space for the professionals on asn.fr The professionals have a dedicated space where they can find forms and regulatory texts, along with publications aiming to provide explanations or assistance in the application of the regulations. In 2021, ASN published the series of medical sector inspection results for 2020 (radiotherapy, brachytherapy and FluoroscopyGuided Interventional Practices –FGIPs). Practical tools for concrete application of the regulations Radiation protection regulations have undergone major changes in the Public Health Code and the Labour Code alike. The ASN Guides give recommendations, present the means ASN considers appropriate for achieving the objectives set by the regulations, and share methods and good practices resulting from lessons learned from significant events. The guide entitled Main regulatory radiation protection provisions applicable in medical and dental radiology was entirely updated in October 2021 in order to foster the appropriation of the applicable requirements by the persons in charge of medical activities, their Radiation Protection Expert-Officers (RPE-O) and their medical physicists. Still in the medical sector, a brochure entitled Quality assurance in therapeutic procedures involving ionising radiation accompanies entry into force of ASN resolution 2021-DC-0708 in external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, nuclear medicine for therapeutic purposes and in radiosurgery. 4th periodic safety review process ASN resolution and requirements AUTORITÉ DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE #02 • FEBRUARY 2021 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS GOING BEYOND 40 YEARS What are the conditions for the continued operation of EDF’s 900MWe reactors? Involvement of the various audiences in the resolution LES CAHIERS DE L’ASN #02 10 YEARS AFTER FUKUSHIMA What safety improvements for nuclear facilities in France? AUTORITÉ DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE #03 • MARCH 2021 LES CAHIERS DE L’ASN #03 The Fukushima nuclear accident Reinforcing safety in France Crisis and post-accident management in France Lessons learned from other nuclear accidents Cahiers de l’ASN published in February and March 2021 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2021 181 05 – INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND OTHER AUDIENCES 08 07 13 04 10 06 12 14 03 09 05 11 02 AP 01
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