Furthermore, ASN launched a new magazine series in 2023: The Cahiers Histoire de l’ASN magazine, the first issue of which is devoted to nuclear accidents and developments in safety and radiation protection. ASN sends its two-monthly Lettre de l’Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) to more than 5,000 subscribers. This publication provides a summary of the most noteworthy topical issues and information relative to ASN resolutions and actions. To receive the ASN newsletter free of charge, simply register on asn.fr. 1.1.1 The website asn.fr With nearly 73,000 visits per month on average, the asn.fr website is at the heart of ASN’s information organisation. It posts the draft opinions and resolutions that represent the most important issues for consultation. The website is also a reference source of information for the more informed audiences: citizen experts, professionals, members of environmental associations. In all, nearly 3.5 million pages of the website were viewed in 2023. The aim of the website is to facilitate access to its 25,000-odd pages devoted to the oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection, the regulations, and ASN’s actions in the areas of health, industry and nuclear research. Content and functionalities are available under the same condition whatever the medium used (computer, telephone, tablet), in accordance with the accessibility standards in effect and the requirements of the Act for a Digital Republic. A high-performance search engine and a map of the facilities (nuclear power, industrial and medical) provide for fast precise browsing. The website endeavours to facilitate access to the desired information according to the audiences: ∙ 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. In 2023, 33 reports were filed on asn.fr. 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 X, 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. ASN’s social media accounts would also be used to inform the public in an emergency situation. ASN news is followed and passed on by more than 17,200 subscribers on X, 47,600 on LinkedIn and 4,900 on Facebook. 1.1.3 The ASN/IRSN exhibition As part of their duty to inform the public, ASN and IRSN have created educational content intended for high school pupils, students, employees, hospital personnel, patients, etc., and to the citizens in general. Comprising more than 80 display boards covering eleven themes, the exhibition, entitled “Radioactivité – découvrir et comprendre” (Learning about and understanding radioactivity) is designed to provide information on radioactivity – whether natural or artificial – its uses, its implications and its effects on human health and the environment. The exhibition was hosted in 35 places in 2023: high schools, CLIs, healthcare facilities, regional authorities, etc. This exhibition is made available on request, free of charge. It can be integrated into numerous events and meet the needs of varied situations (see next page). 1.1.4 The ASN Information Centre Any citizen can address information requests to ASN, either on-line (info@asn.fr), by letter or by telephone. In 2023, the on-line information centre responded to more than 656 requests on diverse subjects (technical questions, requests for transmission of administrative documents, information relative to the environment, publications, documentary searches, etc.). 1.2 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 their 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 nuclear safety and radiation protection. Over the last few years it has thus undertaken a major overhaul of the technical and general regulations applicable to Basic Nuclear Installations (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 to everyone. LES CAHIERS DE L’ASN #04 DECOMMISSIONING CHALLENGES Ensuring the correct progress of this final phase in the life of a nuclear facility AUTORITÉ DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE #04 • JUNE 2022 The decommissioning framework BNIs being decommissioned Informing the public NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION How nuclear safety and radiation protection have evolved further to accidents in France and across the world. AUTORITÉ DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE • NOVEMBER 2023 LES CAHIERS HISTOIRE DE L’ASN • #01 1969 / 1980 Saint-Laurent- des-Eaux 1979 Three Mile Island 1986 Chernobyl 2011 Fukushima 2004 / 2005 Épinal 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 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2023 183 • 05 • Informing the public 05 15 08 11 04 14 06 07 13 AP 03 10 02 09 12 01
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