IRRS follow-up mission to France - October 2017

7 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................10 I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................12 II. OBJECTIVEAND SCOPE.........................................................................................................................13 III. BASIS FOR REVIEW ...............................................................................................................................14 1. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT ...........................................16 1.1. NATIONAL POLICYAND STRATEGY........................................................................16 1.2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR SAFETY...........................................16 1.3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGULATORYBODY AND ITS INDEPENDENCE .....16 1.4. COMPLIANCEWITH REGULATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITYFOR SAFETY ..17 1.5. COORDINATION OF AUTHORITIES WITHRESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAFETY WITHIN THEREGULATORYFRAMEWORK............................................................17 1.6. SYSTEM FOR PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TOREDUCE UNREGULATED RADIATION RISKS..........................................................................................................18 1.7. PROVISIONS FOR DECOMMISSIONING ANDMANAGEMENTOF RADIOACTIVEWASTEAND SPENT FUEL...............................................................19 1.8. COMPETENCE FOR SAFETY ........................................................................................19 1.9. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES ....................................................................19 2. GLOBALNUCLEAR SAFETY REGIME.........................................................................................20 2.1. INTERNATIONALOBLIGATIONS ANDARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION..............................................................................20 2.2. SHARINGOF OPERATINGEXPERIENCEAND REGULATORY EXPERIENCE 20 3. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THEREGULATORYBODY ...............................21 3.1. ORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE OF THEREGULATORY BODY AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES....................................................................................21 3.2. EFFECTIVE INDEPENDENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF REGULATORY ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................22 3.3. STAFFINGAND COMPETENCE OF THEREGULATORYBODY..........................22 3.4. LIAISONWITHADVISORY BODIES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ..........22 3.5. LIAISON BETWEEN THEREGULATORY BODY ANDAUTHORIZED PARTIES ..............................................................................................................................................22 3.6. STABILITYAND CONSISTENCYOF REGULATORYCONTROL ........................23 3.7. SAFETYRELATED RECORDS ......................................................................................23 3.8. COMMUNICATIONAND CONSULTATIONWITH INTERESTED PARTIES ......23 4. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THEREGULATORY BODY.......................................................25 4.1. IMPLEMENTATIONANDDOCUMENTATIONOF THEMANAGEMENT SYSTEM..............................................................................................................................25 4.2. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY..............................................................................26 4.3. RESOURCEMANAGEMENT.........................................................................................26 4.4. PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION......................................................................................26 4.5. MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENTAND IMPROVEMENT........................................26 5. AUTHORIZATION..............................................................................................................................27 5.1. GENERIC ISSUES .............................................................................................................27 5.2. AUTHORIZATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ................................................27 5.3. AUTHORIZATION OF RESEARCH REACTORS........................................................27 5.4. AUTHORIZATION OF FUELCYCLE FACILITIES ....................................................27 5.5. AUTHORIZATION OF RADIOACTIVEWASTEMANAGEMENT FACILITIES ..27