Les cahiers de l’ASN brochure

The first issue of Les cahiers de l’ASN brochure was published in September 2018. This new collection is part of a pedagogical information approach on topics related to nuclear safety and radiation protection.
This brochure is also distributed in forums, trade shows, public meetings and among stakeholders.

7 publications

Published on 23/08/2024

Les cahiers de l'ASN #06 - Radioactive Waste

Nuclear power is a major source of energy in a large number of countries. In France, it accounts for more than 70% of all the electricity produced. Although nuclear production of electricity emits very little in terms of greenhouse gases, it does have other environmental implications, such as radioactive waste.

Published on 26/06/2024

Les cahiers de l'ASN #05 - 1300 MWe Nuclear Reactors Operation beyond 40 years

In France, 20 nuclear reactors with a power of 1,300 MWe, spread over 8 sites, will reach their 40th year of operation within the next few years. On this occasion, these reactors will undergo a periodic safety review*, which will be able to define the conditions that will determine their continued operation for a further 10 years.

Published on 24/06/2024

Les cahiers Histoire de l'ASN #01

This first issue of “Les Cahiers Histoire de l'ASN” is devoted to the subject of “nuclear accidents”. Although some nuclear accidents are well known, to the extent moreover that the name of the site is now part of everyday language, others represent distant memories or have been completely forgotten. This is the case with two accidents at Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux described in this issue. We have a duty to build up a collective memory that can be used by future generations.

Published on 22/04/2021

Les cahiers de l'ASN #03 - 10 years after Fukushima

Rated level 7, the highest on the international nuclear events scale (INES), the accident which struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had considerable human and environmental consequences.