Table of Contents I 476

ASN Report 2017

Editorial by the Commission 4
Editorial by the Director General 8
Roles, organisation and key figures 12
Significant events and outlook 18
Chapter 01 - Nuclear activities: ionising radiation and health and environmental risks 44
1. State of knowledge of the hazards and risks associated with ionising radiation 46
2. The different sources of ionising radiation 50
3. Monitoring of exposure to ionising radiation 53
4. Outlook 59
Chapter 02 - Principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection and stakeholders in regulation and oversight 60
1. The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection 62
2. The stakeholders 67
3. Financing the regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection 81
4. Outlook 83
Chapter 03 - Regulations 84
1. The general framework for the legislation and regulation of nuclear activities 86
2. Regulatory requirements applicable to small-scale nuclear activities 96
3. The legal system applicable to basic nuclear installations 102
4. Regulations governing the transport of radioactive substances 118
5. Requirements applicable to certain risks or certain particular activities 119
6. Outlook 121
Appendix 122
Chapter 04 - Regulation of nuclear activities and exposure to ionising radiation 126
1. Verifying that the licensee assumes its responsibilities 128
2. Ensuring that regulation is proportionate to the implications 129
3. Efficient regulation and oversight 133
4. Monitoring the impact of nuclear activities and radioactivity in the environment 142
5. Identifying and penalising deviations 150
6. Outlook 153
Chapter 05 - Radiological emergency and post-accident situations 154
1. Anticipating 156
2. Acting in emergency and post-accident situations 162
3. Learning from experience 167
4. Outlook 168
Chapter 06 - Informing the public and other audiences 170
1. Developing relations between ASN and the public 172
2. Reinforcing the right to information and participation of the public 176
3. Outlook 181
Chapter 07 - International relations 182
1. ASN objectives in Europe and worldwide 184
2. Relations within Europe 186
3. Multilateral International Relations 190
4. International agreements 193
5. Bilateral relations 195
6. Outlook 198
Chapter 08 - Regional overview of nuclear safety and radiation protection 200
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 203
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 212
Bretagne 216
Centre-Val de Loire 219
Corse 224
DROM-COM 225
Grand Est 226
Hauts-de-France 231
Ile-de-France 235
Normandie 239
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 245
Occitanie 250
Pays de la Loire 255
Provence-Alpes-Côte D’azur 259
Chapter 09 - Medical uses of ionising radiation 264
1. Medical and dental radiodiagnosis installations 266
2. Nuclear medicine 269
3. External-beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy 272
4. Blood product irradiators 276
5. The state of radiation protection in the medical sector 276
6. Outlook 287
Chapter 10 - Sources of ionising radiation and industrial, veterinary and research uses of these sources 288
1. Industrial, research and veterinary uses of radioactive sources 290
2. The use of electrical devices emitting ionising radiation in the industrial, research and veterinary sectors 293
3. Manufacturers and distributors of radioactive sources 296
4. Regulation of industrial, research and veterinary activities 297
5. The main incidents in 2017 305
6. Assessment of radiation protection in the industrial, research and veterinary sectors, and outlook 306
Chapter 11 - Transport of radioactive substances 310
1. Radioactive substances traffic 312
2. Regulations governing the transport of radioactive substances 313
3. Roles and responsibilities in regulating the transport of radioactive substances 320
4. ASN action in the transport of radioactive substances 320
5. ASN assessment and outlook on the safety of transport of radioactive substances 328
Chapter 12 - EDF Nuclear Power Plants 330
1. Overview of nuclear power plants 332
2. Monitoring of nuclear safety 336
3. Outlook 374
Chapter 13 - Nuclear fuel cycle installations 376
1. The fuel cycle 378
2. Integration of experience feedback from the Fukushima Daiichi accident 388
3. Regulating the nuclear fuel cycle facilities 388
4. Outlook 390
Chapter 14 - Nuclear research and miscellaneous industrial facilities 392
1. CEA installations 394
2. Non-CEA nuclear research installations 405
3. The other nuclear installations 409
4. Outlook 410
Chapter 15 - Decommissioning of Basic Nuclear Installations 412
1. Technical and legal framework for decommissioning 414
2. Situation of nuclear installations undergoing decommissioning 418
3. Outlook 432
Appendix 432
Chapter 16 - Radioactive waste and contaminated sites and soils 436
1. Radioactive waste 438
2. Management of sites and soils polluted by radioactive substances 462
3. Outlook 463
Appendix 466
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