France submits its 8th report to the IAEA on the implementation of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

The eighth review meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management is scheduled from 17 to 28 of March 2025 at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

In this context, France submitted to the IAEA its national report on 8 August 2024. This report presents the state of implementation of the Joint Convention obligations by the French stakeholders. It also details the latest developments and prospects under this Convention, including developments in the regulatory framework, spent fuel and radioactive waste management policies, and the challenges of decommissioning of phased out nuclear installations.

The preparation of the French report involved many players:  ASN services, the General Directorate for Energy and Climate (DGEC), the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Delegation (MSNR), the National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (Andra), the main operators of nuclear installations (EDF, Orano, CEA, ILL, ITER Organisation), and the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN).

The Joint Convention review meeting will allow each of the 90 Contracting Parties to present their national report and participate in the review of reports submitted by other Contracting Parties, according to the principle of peer review.

The national reports will be accessible to all the contracting parties for examination on 16 August 2024.