ASN Guides

Published on 19/11/2024

Guide to design and manufacturing requirements intended for equipment suppliers and their subcontractors

With this guide, ASN intends to improve the accessibility of the regulatory objectives and requirements concerning the design and manufacture of equipment intended for nuclear installations.

Published on 08/07/2024

Medical response in a nuclear or radiological emergency

The 2023 issue of the national guide “Medical Response in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency” is a fully revised version.

Published on 26/06/2024

Dosimetric References of the Radionuclide Handbook

The committed effective dose resulting from internal exposure is calculated using the effective dose values per incorporated unit of activity (in Sv/Bq) defined by the Order of 16 November 2023 defining the methods of calculating the effective doses and equivalent doses resulting from the exposure of persons to ionising radiation (legifrance.gouv.fr).

Published on 08/08/2023

ASN Guide No. 44

This document is intended for professionals involved in radioactive substance transport operations. It details ASN's expectations regarding the content of a quality management system (formerly called "management system") required by the regulations, its maintenance and its implementation.
Updated version of 06/07/2023.

Published on 10/02/2020

ASN Guide No. 32

Following the approval of ASN Resolution 2014-DC-0463 of 23 October 2014 setting the minimum technical design, operating and maintenance rules for in vivo nuclear medicine facilities, by the Order of 16 January 2015, this document aims to present in detail the articles of the abovementioned Resolution and this revision provides the opportunity to gives some details further to operating experience feedback and the IRSN referrals on different points.

Published on 28/03/2018

ASN Guide No. 29

Radiation protection in radioactive substance transport activities (updated version of 06/07/2023).

Published on 24/07/2017

ASN Guide No. 28

Published on 26/06/2017

ASN Guide No. 34

The internal transport operations of dangerous goods conducted on the private roadways of a nuclear site, that is to say a site accommodating one basic nuclear installation (BNI) or more, are generally not subject to the regulations applicable to the transport of dangerous goods on the public highway.

Published on 23/04/2017

ASN Guide No. 31

Procedures for notification of events concerning the transport of radioactive materials on the terrestrial public highway, by sea or by air

Published on 29/11/2016

ASN Guide No. 27

Secure stowage of packages is an important aspect of the defense in depth approach which serves to ensure the safety of transport operations.

Published on 30/08/2016

ASN Guide No. 23

The purpose of this guide is to explain the conditions for drafting and modification of the waste zoning plan mentioned in article 6.3 of the order of 7th February 2012 [5]. It implements the requirements of Title III of ASN resolution 2015-DC-0508 of 21st April 2015 concerning the waste management study and the inventory of waste produced in the BNIs [7] and presents how they are to be implemented.