Published on 25/05/2010 at 17:30

Full report on the assessment audit coordinated by the IAEA

The full report on the international IRRS (Integrated Regulatory Review Service) audit, carried out at the request of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) from 29 March to 3 April 2009, has just been submitted to the ASN. The hundred-page text provides supplementary details beyond the initial findings presented by the international experts at the end of the audit.

Published on 20/05/2010 at 17:16

Third ten-year inspection at the Fessenheim and Tricastin plants

In May 2009, Reactor 1 at the Tricastin nuclear power plant in the Drôme département was shut down for four months for the “third ten-year inspection”.

Published on 04/05/2010 at 16:23

Quarterly assessment of radiotherapy events

Twenty events, classified as level 1 on the ASN-SFRO scale, were reported between 1 January and 31 March 2010. Although these events are not expected to have any impact on patients' health, they are analysed to see if any lessons can be learnt from them (particularly in terms of organisation) and to avoid any recurrence.

Published on 26/04/2010 at 16:25

Radon activity concentration in homes

ASN has just published and submitted to the French Government its report on the 2005-2008 action plan on radon-related risks (Radon Action Plan [1]). A second plan, currently being prepared, will focus primarily on reducing radon activity concentration in homes.

Published on 23/04/2010 at 16:32

Raw materials containing naturally occurring radionuclides

Some industrial processes concentrate natural radionuclides contained in raw materials, manufactured products or production waste. ASN worked in collaboration with IRSN, the French National Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety, to assess the exposure of workers and the population at large to this “technologically enhanced natural radioactivity” [1].

Published on 09/04/2010 at 16:28

Presentation of the ASN annual report 2009 to the french Parliament (II)

ASN presented its report on “the status of nuclear safety and radiological protection in France in 2009” to the members of the French Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technical Choices (OPECST).

Published on 07/04/2010 at 16:09

Presentation of the ASN annual report 2009 to the french Parliament (I)

The ASN Commission and its president, André-Claude Lacoste, today presented the ASN report on "The State of Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection in France in 2009" to Members of Parliament from the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technical Choices (OPECST).

Published on 06/04/2010 at 16:03

Medical imaging: international harmonisation of practices

At a colloquium organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), 1-3 March 2010, in which the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) participated, representatives of 23 international organisations and learned societies agreed on a "roadmap" aimed at both establishing international good practice guidelines for medical imaging issues and at facilitating their implementation. The "roadmap" also envisages monitoring and evaluation of the impact of this approach for the various clinical situations.

Published on 29/03/2010 at 15:04

Internal contamination of an employee from a subcontracting company (AREVA NC)

On March 24, following a proposal by the operator, ASN reclassified to level 2 on the INES scale, the incident which occurred on 19 November 2009 in the MAU (Intermediate Level Uranium) workshop of nuclear facility no. 33, known as UP2-400, on the AREVA NC site at La Hague.

Published on 26/03/2010 at 15:36

ASN publishes report on operating experience feedback

On 20 March 2009, Strasbourg University Hospital reported a greater than normal number of side effects in patients being treated in a radiology department for arteriovenous malformations in the brain. To gain further information, ASN performed investigations and assessments from which it derives conclusions in a report now available at its website, www.asn.fr.

Published on 17/02/2010 at 10:43

Quarterly assessment of radiotherapy events (fourth quarter of 2009)

Between October 1 and December 31, 2009, 15 radiotherapy events were classified as level 1 on the ASN-SFRO scale[1]. These events, not expected to have any impact on patients’ health, are nonetheless analysed so as to determine the consequences thereof (particularly in terms of organisation) and to prevent them from recurring.

Published on 03/02/2010 at 11:00

ASN joins WENRA's discussion on safety objectives for new nuclear reactors

The Western European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (WENRA)[1] has published a report on safety objectives for new nuclear power reactors built in Europe. This report has been made public so that interested stakeholders may comment.

Published on 02/02/2010 at 10:54

French National Network of Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring (RNM)

Study and monitoring of radioactivity levels found in the environment are essential for evaluating the impact of radioactive substances on human health, the environment and economic resources (especially water and agriculture).

Published on 02/02/2010 at 06:00

EPR Reactor: Information Letter n°7

During the second half of 2009, ASN continued its inspection activities on the Flamanville 3 EPR construction site.

Published on 29/01/2010 at 15:19

ASN’s independence, international cooperation and European integration

On the occasion of the New Year, the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), through its president, Mr André-Claude Lacoste, presented his best wishes to the press on 19 January.

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