ASN Report 2020

∙ interaction with the other oversight players in related f ields, in order to reach optimal decisions, in other words, which take account of all issues regarding the protection of persons and the environment; ∙ any adjustments to be made to ASN’s regulation and oversight policy, so that it can be adapted to the context and to the challenges of the coming decade; ∙ ASN’s inspection procedures: apart from the already mentioned example of the balance between remote inspections and field inspections performed by ASN, the role to be played by the approved organisations carrying out inspections on behalf of ASN should be mentioned; ∙ the steps to be taken to consolidate ASN’s inde­ pendence, notably in terms of operations; ∙ the resources that ASN will need in the coming years to carry out its duties, in both quantitative, but above all qualitative terms. The growing complexity of the questions to be dealt with means that the need to hire experienced personnel or those with rare skills must be identified far upstream. This work is all the more important as it will enable a healthy perspective to be gained in relation to a situation that remains dominated by the health crisis. It will make it possible to determine a vision for the regulation and oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection that is tailored to the new challenges. As ASN marks the fifteenth anniversary of its transformation to an independent administrative Authority, it will also be an opportunity to measure how far it has come. ••• I must repeat my thanks to the ASN teams for their exceptional commitment throughout the year. I also particularly wish to thank our partners, especially the IRSN, and the members of the groups advising ASN or collaborating in its work: all have stood side by side with us in these difficult times and, without them, we would not have been able to make the progress that we did. The health crisis is not over. The ASN teams know that much will still be expected of them in 2021, given the scale of the challenges ahead. They will do all they can to live up to the responsibilities entrusted to them and be worthy of the trust placed in them. • The future strategic Plan will make it possible to determine a vision for the regulation and oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection that is tailored to the new challenges… ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2020 11 EDITORIAL BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL