Abstracts of the ASN Annual Report 2023

Overseas DÉPARTEMENTS AND REGIONS The regulation of radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in the 5 overseas départements and regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion, Mayotte) and in certain overseas collectivities is ensured by the Paris division. It also acts as expert to the competent authorities of Nouvelle‑Calédonie and French Polynesia. In 2023, 14 inspections were carried out in the smallscale nuclear activities sector in the French Overseas départements, regions and collectivities. Three on-site inspection campaigns were carried out by ASN. One significant event in small-scale nuclear activities was rated level 1 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES scale). The installations and activities to regulate comprise: • small-scale nuclear activities in the medical sector: • 4 external-beam radiotherapy departments, • 1 brachytherapy department, • 4 nuclear medicine departments, • 23 centres performing fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures, • about 30 centres holding at least 1 computed tomography scanner, • more than 50 medical radiology practices; • small-scale nuclear activities in the industrial, veterinary and research sectors: • 3 industrial radiology companies using gamma radiography devices, • 1 cyclotron; • activities associated with the transport of radioactive substances. Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 ABSTRACTS – ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2023 55

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