In addition to being consulted on the dossiers submitted by a licensee, the Advisory Committees act as guarantor of nuclear safety and radiation protection doctrine and contribute to its development. They can be invited to take part in the debate on changes to regulations, or on a general nuclear safety or radiation protection topic. As an expert assessment body, the members of the Advisory Committees are required to abide by the provisions of the external expert assessment charter in Appendix 2 to the ASN internal regulations. Each GPE member produces a declaration of interest. Those of the members of the GPRP and its Working Group on the Radiation protection of Patients (GTRPP) are made public. Internal rules of procedure common to all the GPEs are in force and notably provide a framework for identifying and managing links and conflicts of interest. Since 2009, as part of its commitment to transparency in nuclear safety and radiation protection, ASN has published the GPE letters of referral, the opinions of the GPEs and ASN’s position statements based on these opinions. IRSN for its part publishes the summaries of the technical investigation reports it presents to the GPEs. Advisory Committee for Decommissioning (GPDEM) Chaired by Michèle Viala in 2022, the GPDEM comprises experts appointed for their competence in the field of BNI decommissioning. It did not meet in 2022. It comprises 33 members and since 1 January 2023 has been chaired by Chantal Mommaert. Advisory Committee for Waste (GPD) The GPD is chaired by Pierre Bérest in 2022 and comprises experts appointed for their competence in the nuclear, geological and mining fields. Since 1 January 2023, it comprises 36 members and is chaired by Marie-Pierre Comets. Advisory Committee for Nuclear Pressure Equipment (GPESPN) The GPESPN is chaired by Matthieu Schuler since 6 October 2018 and comprises experts appointed for their competence in the field of PE. It comprises 29 members. Advisory Committee for Radiation protection (GPRP) Chaired by Mr Jean-Luc Godet, the GPRP comprises 36 experts appointed for their competence in the fields of: ∙ radiation protection of workers, the public and the environment, for the medical and forensic, veterinary, industrial and research applications of ionising radiation, as well as for naturally occurring ionising radiation (radon, cosmic or telluric radiation); ∙ radiation protection of patients. In 2022, the GPRP drew up its programme of work which notably concerns the demarcation of areas applicable to working equipment using pulsed fields, communication about risk, international work, artificial intelligence and digital innovation and its impact on radiation protection, as well – specifically for the medical field – as the Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) in mammography and the evaluation of radiation protection issues notably with respect to clinical trials for new radiopharmaceutical drugs. In 2022, the GPRP held four plenary meetings. Owing to the specific nature of the subjects regarding the radiation protection of patients, a specific Working Group for these questions (GTRPP) reports to the GPRP. The GTRPP is chaired by Mr Thierry Sarrazin and comprises 25 experts, nine of whom are shared with the GPRP. In 2022, the GTRPP held three plenary sessions, including one shared with the GPRP. Advisory Committee for Nuclear Reactors (GPR) The GPR has been chaired by Thierry Charles since 2020 and comprises experts appointed for their competence in the field of nuclear reactors. Since 1 January 2023, it comprises 36 members. Advisory Committee for Transport (GPT) The GPT comprises experts appointed for their competence in the field of the transport of radioactive materials. Since 1 January 2023, it comprises 26 members and is chaired by Pierre Maleysis. Advisory Committee for Laboratories and Plants (GPU) The GPU is chaired by Alain Dorison and comprises experts appointed for their competence in the field of laboratories and plants concerned by radioactive substances. Since 1 January 2023, it comprises 32 members. 2.5.3 Scientific Committee ASN calls on the expertise of a Scientific Committee reporting to the Commission, in order to assist it with identifying research subjects to be conducted or taken further in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection. The ASN Commission appointed the current seven members of the Scientific Committee, on the basis of their expertise notably in the fields of research. Under the Chairmanship of Michel Schwarz, and until December 2023, the Committee will comprise Christophe Badie, Benoît De Boeck, Jean-Marc Cavedon, Catherine Luccioni, Philippe Maingon, JeanClaude Micaelli and Marc Vannerem. The Scientific Committee held two annual plenary meetings in 2022. It continued with its meetings with research organisations, notably in the fields of ageing of the metal materials of nuclear power reactors and metrology on nuclear sites undergoing post-operational clean-out. It also drafted an opinion, published on the ASN website, on the research to be carried out on the medical device based on microspheres labelled with yttrium-90. NEW MANDATE FOR THE EXPERTS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY A new mandate for six GPEs began on 1 January 2023, that is: ■ the Advisory Committee for Waste (GPD); ■ the Advisory Committee for Decommissioning (GPDEM); ■ the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Pressure Equipment (GPESPN); ■ the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Reactors (GPR); ■ the Advisory Committee for Transports (GPT); ■ the Advisory Committee for Laboratories and Plants (GPU). The call for candidates was issued in June 2022 and nearly 250 expert candidate applications were received. On the basis of the proposals from the selection committees, the Director General finalised the composition of these Advisory Committees on 16 December 2022. These members were selected for their competence, whether cutting across the nuclear safety or radiation protection fields, relative to certain types of facilities or activities, or specialising in a technical field. In addition to ensuring the complementarity of the skills present, the composition of these GPEs ensures the independence of the expertise on which ASN relies and the transparency of the process of drafting its resolutions and decisions. 136 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2022 • 02 • The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection and the regulation and oversight stakeholders 02
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