• ASN resolution 2022-DC-0745 of 13 October 2022 relative to the transmission of the results of radon activity concentration measurements carried out in Public Access Buildings (PAB) mentioned in Article D.1333-32 of the Public Health Code (approved by the Order of 21 December 2022 relative to the approval of ASN resolution 2022-DC-0745 of 13 October 2022 relative to the transmission of the results of radon activity concentration measurements carried out in the PABs mentioned in Article D. 133332 of the Public Health Code) Article R. 1333-36 of the Public Health Code stipulates that IRSN and the approved organisations must send ASN the results of the radon activity concentration measurements carried out by these establishments and that an ASN resolution defines the nature of the data and how they are transmitted. They are currently set by ASN resolution 2015-DC-0507 of 9 April 2015 concerning the technical rules for the transmission of the radon measurement results produced by approved organisations and the conditions for access to these results. This resolution sets the information that the radon organisations are required to enter on the demarches-simplifiees.fr on-line platform, which replaces the Environmental Health Information System for Public Access Buildings (SISE-PAB) created by the General Directorate for Health (DGS). Waste • ASN resolution 2022-DC-0749 of 29 November 2022 amending ASN resolution 2015-DC-0508 of 21 April 2015 relative to the study of waste management and the inventory of waste produced in the BNIs and ASN resolution 2017-DC0616 of 30 November 2017 relative to notable modifications to BNIs (pending approval by Order of the Minister responsible for nuclear safety) All waste produced in a BNI, whether or not radioactive, must undergo rigorous management appropriate to its characteristics. In this respect, the regulations stipulated that the BNI commissioning authorisation application must comprise a “waste management study”, presenting and justifying the waste management procedures in this installation and the corresponding management means, in order to reduce the quantity and harmfulness of the waste produced. Decree 2019-190 of 14 March 2019 codifying the provisions applicable to BNIs, the transport of radioactive substances and transparency in the nuclear field modified the regulations. The impact assessment, transmitted with the BNI creation authorisation application and updated at each major stage in its life, must now demonstrate waste management optimisation, notably in the light of the effects of the installation on the environment and health. On this occasion, the waste management study was cancelled as a stand-alone document and its content was to a large extent incorporated into the impact assessment. The parts of the study not incorporated into the impact assessment and concerning the operational waste management procedures, will be taken up in the BNI General Operating Rules (RGEs). In order to take account of these regulatory changes, this resolution modifies: ∙ ASN resolution 2015-DC-0508 of 21 April 2015 relative to the study of waste management and the inventory of waste produced in the BNIs; ∙ ASN resolution 2017-DC-0616 of 30 November 2017 relative to notable modifications to BNIs. The modifications made are of several types: ∙ firstly, they divide the content of the waste management study between the impact assessment – which is to present the waste produced in the BNI and demonstrate that the objectives set by the Environment Code, such as the hierarchy of waste management methods or compliance with the guidelines of the national and regional waste management plans have actually been taken into account – and the RGEs, which contain the provisions relating to the routine operation of the BNI and may change more frequently; ∙ secondly, they reinforce certain waste management requirements, to ensure better control of the duration of waste storage in the installations, guarantee a periodic reassessment of the organisation of waste management and allow improved coordination between the various radioactive or conventional waste management plans. Finally, the resolution makes provision for improved management of waste from a conventional waste area but with radioactive contamination, which is an abnormal situation needing to be dealt with as such. Resolutions issued pursuant to the Public Health Code • ASN resolution 2022-DC-0747 of 6 December 2022 setting rules that the party responsible for the nuclear activity is required to have checked pursuant to Article R. 1333-172 of the Public Health Code and ASN resolution 2022-DC-0748 of 6 December 2022 setting the conditions and procedures for the approval of organisations responsible for the checks mentioned in Article R. 1333-172 of the Public Health Code (these two resolutions are awaiting approval by Order of the Minister responsible for radiation protection) Resolution 2022-DC-0747 supplements the Order of 24 October 2022 relative to the procedures and frequency of the checks on the rules put into place by the party responsible for the nuclear activity, pursuant to III of Article R. 1333-172 of the Public Health Code, in its version derived from Decree 2018‑437 of 4 June 2018 relative to the protection of workers against the hazards of ionising radiation. With regard to the provisions relative to the Public Health Code, this resolution – as at its date of entry into force – repeals ASN resolution 2010-DC-0175 of 4 February 2010 which previously regulated the technical inspections both for the Public Health Code and for the Labour Code. Resolution 2022-DC-0748 is in response to Article R. 1333-174 of the Public Health Code, which required an ASN resolution for organisations approved to conduct checks in the field of radiation protection concerning the detailed list of information to be enclosed with the approval and approval renewal applications mentioned in II of Article R. 1333-172 and the procedures for the issue, renewal, verification and suspension of approvals. 34 ABSTRACTS – ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2022 Regulatory News
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