ASN Report 2017

25 ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2017 For ASN, information of the public lies at the very heart of its activities. The 2006 Acts on Transparency and Security in Nuclear matters 1 and the 2015 Act on Energy Transition for Green Growth 2 , explicitly gave ASN the role of ruling on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France. All year round, ASN therefore informs the citizens, media, institutional audience and professionals of the situation of the BNIs and small- scale nuclear activities with regard to the requirements of nuclear safety and radiation protection. It reports on all of 1 . Act 206-686 of 13th June 2006 on Transparency and Security in the Nuclear field (TSN Act). 2 . Energy Transition for Green Growth Act 2015-992 of 17th August 2015 (TECV Act). 06 Informing the public and the other audiences coordination with representatives of the German nuclear safety regulator and the Government of Luxembourg. ASN resolution 2017-DC-0592 of 13thJune2017supplementstheprovisions of the BNI Order of 7th February by specifying the licensees’ obligations for preparedness for and management of emergency situations, as well as ASN’s requirements regarding the content of the PUI. Most of the provisions of this resolution give official status to existing practices which were not incorporated into the regulations. This resolution also transposes certain WENRA 1 reference levels and takes account of the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident. It more particularly requires that the emergency crew members take part in at least one simulation or exercise per year and specifies the information that the licensee must transmit to the authorities. Outlook The nuclear safety Authorities confirmed the need to continue with international work to improve the coordination of the respective approaches by each country in an emergency situation. In 2018, ASN will continue with the 1. Western European Nuclear Regulators Association. European initiatives taken with a view to harmonising actions on either side of the borders to protect populations in an emergency situation and to develop a coordinated response in the event of an accident, more specifically as part of the follow-up to the HERCA 2 /WENRA approach. Following the Government’s September 2016 adoption of the principle of extending the radius of the PPI perimeter around NPPs from 10 to 20 km and the pre-distribution of stable iodine tablets up to 20 km, ASN will in 2018 contribute to the PPI update work done by the offices of the Prefects and to the new population information and iodine tablets distribution campaign for inhabitants in the zone between 10 and 20 km from the NPPs. In 2018, ASN will continue to play an active role in the work carried out on the national plan for response to a major nuclear or radiological accident, in particular that concerning the perimeters of the Off-site Emergency Plans (PPI) for BNIs other than NPPs. ASN will also take part in the revision, coordinated by the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security of the Interministerial 2. Heads of European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities. Directive of 7th April 2005 on the action of the public authorities in the case of an event leading to a radiological emergency situation. It will also initiate the revision of the post-accident doctrine through the work of the Steering Committee for Management of the Post-accident Phase (Codirpa). In order to control urban development around nuclear sites, ASN will in 2018 be restarting a working group on the examination of active institutional controls, together with the services of the Ministry responsible for the Prevention of Risks and Urban Development, as well as the Ministry of the Interior. The adoption of an on-call duty system at ASN is a priority action for 2018 in order to reinforce ASN’s ability to deal with a nuclear or radiological emergency situation. Finally, in 2018, ASN will be publishing a guide for a standard On-site Emergency Plan (PUI) template and its justification part, following on from the publication of its June 2017 resolution on emergency situations. Significant events and outlook