ASN Report 2023

ASN REPORT ON THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION IN FRANCE IN 2023 EDITORIAL BY THE COMMISSION p. 2 • EDITORIAL BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL p. 8 NOTABLE EVENTS 2023 p. 11 • ASN ASSESSMENTS p. 20 • REGULATORY NEWS p. 30 REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION p. 34 Nuclear activities: ionising radiation and health and environmental risks p. 98 01 Transport of radioactive substances p. 270 09 The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection and the regulation and oversight stakeholders p. 120 02 The EDF Nuclear Power Plants p. 288 10 Regulation of nuclear activities and exposure to ionising radiation p. 144 03 “Nuclear fuel cycle” facilities p. 328 12 Radiological emergency and post-accident situations p. 168 04 Informing the public p. 180 05 Decommissioning of Basic Nuclear Installations p. 344 14 International relations p. 190 06 Radioactive waste and contaminated sites and soils p. 366 15 Medical uses of ionising radiation p. 204 07 The emergence of small modular reactor projects p. 320 11 Sources of ionising radiation and their industrial, veterinary and research applications p. 240 08 ADVICE TO THE READER i The control of small-scale nuclear facilities (medical, research and industry, transport) is presented in chapters 7, 8, 9. Only regulatory news for the year 2021 is present in this report. All the regulations can be consulted on asn.fr, under the heading “L’ASN réglemente”. SUMMARY Nuclear research and miscellaneous industrial facilities p. 338 13 Overview of Basic Nuclear Installations as at 31 December 2023 p. 386 APPENDIX

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