ASN Report 2020

1 Verifying that the licensee assumes its responsibilities P. 148 1.1 The principles of ASN’s oversight duties 1.2 The scope of regulation of nuclear activities 2 Ensuring that regulation is proportionate to the implications P. 149 2.1 Oversight by ASN 2.2 Internal checks performed by the licensees 2.2.1 Internal oversight of the licensees of Basic Nuclear Installations 2.2.2 Internal monitoring of radiation protection by the users of ionising radiation sources 2.3 ASN approval of organisations and laboratories 3 E fficient regulation and oversight P. 152 3.1 Inspection 3.1.1 Inspection objectives and principles 3.1.2 Inspection resources implemented 3.1.3 Inspection of Basic Nuclear Installations and Pressure Equipment 3.1.4 Inspection of radioactive substances transport 3.1.5 Inspection of small-scale nuclear activities 3.1.6 Inspection of ASN approved organisations and laboratories 3.1.7 Checks on exposure to Radon and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials 3.2 Assessment of the demonstrations provided by the licensee 3.2.1 Analysing the files transmitted by Basic Nuclear Installation licensees 3.2.2 Review of the applications required by the Public Health Code 3.3 Lessons learned from significant events 3.3.1 Anomaly detection and analysis 3.3.2 Implementation of the approach 3.3.3 Technical inquiries held in the event of an incident or accident concerning a nuclear activity 3.3.4 Statistical summary of events 3.4 Raising the awareness of professionnals and cooperating with the other administrations 3.5 Information about ASN’s regulatory activity 4 M onitoring the impact of nuclear activities and radioactivity in the environment P. 161 4.1 Monitoring discharges and the environmental and health impact of nuclear activities 4.1.1 Monitoring of discharges 4.1.2 Evaluating the radiological impact of nuclear activities 4.1.3 Monitoring within the European framework 4.2 Environmental monitoring 4.2.1 The French National Network for Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring 4.2.2 The purpose of environmental monitoring 4.2.3 Content of monitoring 4.2.4 Environmental monitoring nationwide by the IRSN 4.3 Laboratories approved by ASN to guarantee measurement quality 4.3.1 Laboratory approval procedure 4.3.2 The approval commission 4.3.3 Approval conditions 5 I nspections concerning fraud and processing of reported cases P. 168 5.1 Managing, monitoring and control of fraud 5.2 Processing of reported cases 6 Identifying and penalising deviations P. 169 6.1 Fairness and consistency in the decisions regarding enforcement and sanction measures 6.2 An appropriate policy of enforcement and sanctions 6.3 2020 results concerning enforcement and sanctions ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2020 147