Abstracts of the ASN Annual Report 2023

Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté REGION The Dijon division regulates nuclear safety, radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in the 8 départements of the Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté region. ASN conducted 51 inspections in small-scale nuclear activities in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in 2023, comprising 22 inspections in the medical sector, 16 in the industrial, research and veterinary sectors, six concerning radon exposure, one to monitor approved organisations and laboratories, and six specific to the transport of radioactive substances. ASN also devoted particular attention to the Framatome nuclear pressure equipment manufacturing plants situated in the Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté region. The actions conducted by ASN in this context are described in chapter 10 of the full ASN Report. ASN carried out ten inspections in these plants in 2023, of which five were in the Creusot plant and five in the Chalon Saint‑Marcel plant. The installations and activities to regulate comprise: • small-scale nuclear activities in the medical sector: •8 external-beam radiotherapy departments, • 4 brachytherapy departments, • 14 nuclear medicine departments, of which 3 practise internal targeted radiotherapy, • 36 centres performing fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures, • 66 computed tomography scanners for diagnostic purposes in 48 centres, • about 800 medical radiology devices, • about 2,000 dental radiology devices; • small-scale nuclear activities in the industrial, veterinary and research sectors: • about 180 veterinary practices, of which 4 have a computed tomography scanner and 16 practice equine radiology, • about 400 industrial and research centres, including 25 companies with an industrial radiography activity, • 1 industrial irradiator using radioactive sources, • 1 computed tomography scanner dedicated to research, • 2 accelerators, one for the production of drugs for medical imaging and one for industrial irradiation; • activities associated with the transport of radioactive substances; • ASN-approved laboratories and organisations: • 1 organisation approved for radiation protection controls, • 6 organisations approved for measuring radon, • 1 laboratory approved for taking environmental radioactivity measurements. Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 ABSTRACTS – ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2023 45

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