Published on 17/11/2023 at 13:51

ASN hosts the biannual meeting of WENRA

On 14 and 15 November 2023, the Western European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (WENRA) held its biannual plenary meeting at ASN headquarters in Montrouge.

Published on 27/09/2023 at 11:41

A joint review has been carried out by 3 European regulators on the safety options of a SMR

ASN publishes the lessons learned from the review conducted jointly with its Finnish (STUK) and Czech (SUJB) counterparts regarding the safety options of the NUWARD SMR reactor project, developed by a subsidiary of EDF.

Published on 28/08/2023 at 14:31

EPR Reactor: Information Letter n°24

In 2022 and in the first half of 2023, ASN continued with its monitoring of the construction of the Flamanville EPR reactor. It was particularly vigilant with regard to the treatment of the deviations detected on the main primary and secondary system welds and to the correct operation of the filtration function of the safety injection system (SIS). It continued to examine the installation start-up tests and the correct operation of the primary system protection valves.

Published on 07/08/2023 at 15:42

Contamination of an employee and a staff break room in a nuclear medicine department

On 26 July 2022, the SCINTIGARD radiology centre in Nîmes notified ASN of an incident concerning the contamination of a radiographer during the preparation of a scintigraphy examination, and dissemination of the contamination in the staff break room of the centre.

Published on 16/06/2023 at 09:29

WENRA position on the safety situation of Zaporizhzhya NPP with regards to the Kakhovka dam rupture

On the 15th June 2023, WENRA issued a position paper on the safety situation of Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant with regard to the Kakhovka dam rupture. This position is based on the work conducted by experts from WENRA, technical support organisations, including IRSN, and the European Commission.

Published on 12/06/2023 at 11:50

Jean-Luc Lachaume is elected Chair of HERCA

At their plenary meeting on 7-9 June 2023 held in Stockholm, HERCA’s members elected Jean-Luc Lachaume, ASN Commissioner, as Chair of the association.

Published on 31/05/2023 at 14:44

ASN authorises use of the Flamanville EPR reactor vessel closure head

The commissioning and operation of the Flamanville EPR reactor pressure vessel were authorised by an ASN resolution in 2018. This resolution took into account a manufacturing anomaly in the lower dome and the vessel closure head and limited the use of the vessel closure head to 31 December 2024.

Published on 25/05/2023 at 15:35

ASN Report on the State of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection in France in 2022

On May 25, ASN presented its Report on the State of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection in France in 2022 to the parliamentarians of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technical Choices (OPECST). ASN used this opportunity to ask that the reflections conducted in preparation for the next multi-year energy Plan should adopt a systemic approach to the nuclear sector.

Published on 30/03/2023 at 19:55

External contamination of a worker

On 3 February 2023, ASN was notified by the Cattenom nuclear power plant licensee of a significant radiation protection event concerning the exceeding of an annual individual dose limit by an employee of an EDF contractor.

Published on 16/03/2023 at 10:22

March 8, a day for promoting equality between women and men

ASN has virtually reached gender parity in its headcount, with 48.6% women and 51.4% on its staff as at 31 December 2022.

Published on 14/03/2023 at 11:05

Stress corrosion, Penly nuclear power plant

On 6 March 2023, EDF sent ASN an update of its significant safety event notification concerning the presence of stress corrosion cracks on several of its reactors. This update concerns reactor 3 of the Cattenom NPP and the reactors of the Civaux, Chooz B and Penly NPPs.

Published on 26/01/2023 at 16:48

Irregularities in equipment manufacturing at Japan Steel Works

In May 2022, Japan Steel Works (JSW) published reports of irregularities in its Muroran plant in Japan, which mainly concerned turbines for thermal power stations. The irregularities consisted more specifically in the modification of chemical analysis results, residual stress measurements and hardness measurements.

Published on 11/01/2023 at 18:07

ASN-NRC Meeting

The ASN and NRC Commissions met at NRC Headquarters in Rockville (MD, USA) on 9 January 2023 to discuss regulatory priorities and topics of interest...

Published on 12/12/2022 at 14:41

Exposure of a worker in excess of the statutory dose limit

On 31 October 2022, ASN was informed by Aperam Stainless France of a significant radiation protection event which had occurred on 28 October 2022 on its Gueugnon site , concerning the accidental exposure of a worker to ionising radiation.

Published on 05/12/2022 at 10:39

Olivier Gupta, ASN Director General, reappointed Chairman of WENRA

At their plenary meeting on 9 and 10 November 2022, WENRA’s members reappointed Olivier Gupta, ASN Director General, as Chairman of the association.

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