Abstracts ASN Report 2019

׏ِ א (ƺƬȸƺƺɀ ƏȇƳ…ȸƳƺȸɀ 1.2.1 Radiation protection TEXTS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE «ƏƳȒȇ • The purpose of the Order of 20 February 2019 concerning health information and recommendations to be issued to the population in order to prevent the effects of exposure to radon in buildings is to act as a tool for the institutional stakeholders in charge of carrying out measures to raise awareness of the radon risk. As a priority, it concerns elected officials and inhabitants in municipalities with a significant radon potential, as identified in ŇĻĸ ŅķĸŅ łĹ Ӆӊ ňŁĸ ӅӃӄӋ ļķĸŁŇļĹŌļŁĺ ŇĻĸ ōłŁĸņ ŊļŇĻ ŅĴķłŁ ŃłŇĸŁŇļĴĿ ļŁ ŅĴŁĶĸє Ļĸ ļŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ ĴĵłňŇ ŇĻĸ łŅļĺļŁ ĴŁķ ĻĸĴĿŇĻ ĸĹĹĸĶŇņ łĹ radon is supplemented by recommendations on the steps to be taken according to the level of exposure measured in the home. ASN is one of the authorities designated by the Minister in charge of radiation protection to disseminate this health information and these recommendations to the public. • The Order of 26 February 2019 concerning the methods for managing radon in certain buildings open to the public and for dissemination of information to those persons frequenting these facilities supplements the regulations for the management of situations in which the radon reference level, set at 300 Bq/m 3 (becquerels per cubic metre) is exceeded in buildings open to the public (ERPs). It more specifically clarifies the steps to be taken in manner that is gradual and appropriate to the situation encountered. The Order also defines the contents of the display of the radon concentration at the entrance to the buildings open to the public concerned, so that the public frequenting the buildings are made aware of this information. áƏɎƺȸɀ ǣȇɎƺȇƳƺƳ ǔȒȸ ǝɖȅƏȇ ƬȒȇɀɖȅȵɎǣȒȇ A health check on the quality of Waters Intended for Human Consumption (EDCH) is performed by the Regional Health Agencies (ARS) to ensure that these waters comply with the regulation quality references and entail no risk to the health of consumers. The Order of 11 January 2019 modifying the Order of 5 July 2016 concerning the conditions for the approval of laboratories to take samples and conduct analyses to check the health quality of the waters and the Order of 19 October 2017 concerning the analysis methods used for health checks of waters more specifically aims to share the approval procedure for laboratories measuring radioactivity in the EDCH and in natural mineral waters for the purposes of the health check. This approval, issued by the Minister in charge łĹ ĻĸĴĿŇĻ ĻĴņё ņļŁĶĸ ӄ ŃŅļĿ ӅӃӄӌё ĵĸĸŁ ķĸŃĸŁķĸŁŇ łŁ ĹļŅņŇ łĹ ĴĿĿ obtaining national environmental radioactivity monitoring network approval, issued by ASN and mentioned in Article R.1333-25 of the Public Health Code. TEXTS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE LABOUR CODE • The Order of 26 June 2019 concerning individual monitoring of worker exposure to ionising radiation sets out the procedures and conditions for implementation of the provisions of Article R.4451-64 to R.4451-72 of the Labour Code, more specifically: • the implementation of individual dosimetric monitoring of workers exposed to a risk caused by ionising radiation; • reporting to the ionising radiation exposure monitoring information system (Siseri); • communication to Siseri of the individual dosimetric monitoring results; • access to the individual dosimetric monitoring results and possible correction by the occupational physician; • accreditation of the dosimetry organisations, the medical biology laboratories and the occupational health departments tasked with individual monitoring of worker exposure to ionising radiation set out in Article R.4451-65 of the Labour Code. The Order will enter into force on 1 July 2020. On that date, the Order of 17 July 2013 concerning the individual medical monitoring form and the dosimetric monitoring of workers exposed to ionising radiation and the Order of 21 June 2013 concerning the conditions for issue of the certificate and for approval of organisations responsible for individual monitoring of worker exposure to ionising radiation will be repealed. TEXTS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE LABOUR CODE AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE • The Order of 18 December 2019 concerning the training of the Radiation Protection Expert-Officer and the certification of training organisations and radiation protection organisations defines the duties of the radiation protection advisor mentioned ļŁ ŅŇļĶĿĸņ єӇӇӈӄіӄӅӉ łĹ ŇĻĸ ĴĵłňŅ łķĸ ĴŁķ єӄӆӆӆіӄӋ łĹ ŇĻĸ Public Health Code, whether they are a Radiation Protection Expert- Officer or a Radiation Protection Organisation. This Order will enter into force on 1 July 2020 with interim ŃŅłʼnļņļłŁņ ňŁŇļĿ ӄ ňĿŌ ӅӃӅӄє Ň ŅĸŃĸĴĿņ ŇĻĸ ŅķĸŅ łĹ Ӊ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅׇӅӃӄӆ concerning the training of the Radiation Protection Expert-Officer and the certification of training organisations, as well as the Order łĹ ӅӇ łʼnĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӃӌ ŅĴŇļĹŌļŁĺ ŅĸņłĿňŇļłŁ ӅӃӃӌі іӃӄӇӊ łĹ ӄӉ ňĿŌ ӅӃӃӌ ņĸŇŇļŁĺ łňŇ ŇĻĸ ĶłŁķļŇļłŁņ ĹłŅ ŇĻĸ ŃĸŅĹłŅŀĴŁĶĸ łĹ ŇĻĸ duties of a Radiation Protection Expert-Officer from outside the facility as of 1 July 2021. 1.2.2 Basic Nuclear Installations • Decree 2019-190 of 14 March 2019 concerning BNIs and transparency in the nuclear field The legislative changes made to the BNI System by the TECV Act łĹ ӄӊ ňĺňņŇ ӅӃӄӈё ĵŌ ŅķļŁĴŁĶĸ ӅӃӄӉіӄӅӋ łĹ ӄӃ ĸĵŅňĴŅŌ ӅӃӄӉ comprising various nuclear provisions and, concerning ASN, by Act 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 introducing the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public authorities, entails modifications to the regulatory provisions in force. ĹŇĸŅ ĸĶŅĸĸ ӅӃӄӉіӋӇӉ łĹ ӅӋ ňŁĸ ӅӃӄӉ ņŃĸĶļĹļĸķ ŇĻĸ ŃŅłʼnļņļłŁņ concerning the conditions for the modification and decommissioning łĹ ņ ĴŁķ ŅňĿĸņ ŅĸĺĴŅķļŁĺ ņňĵĶłŁŇŅĴĶŇļŁĺё ĸĶŅĸĸ ӅӃӄӌіӄӌӃ łĹ ӄӇׇ ĴŅĶĻ ӅӃӄӌ ņŃĸĶļĹļĸķ ŇĻĸ ŃŅłʼnļņļłŁņ ĶłŁĶĸŅŁļŁĺ łĶĴĿ ŁĹłŅŀĴŇļłŁ Committees (CLI), the renewal of the ASN Commission, the ASN Sanctions Commission, third-party expertise and the transposition of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and Seveso Directive to BNIs. On this occasion, the Minister responsible for nuclear safety decided to codify all the regulatory provisions in force. • The Order of 7 February 2012 setting the general rules concerning BNIs (“BNI Order”) łŅľ Ňł Ņĸʼnļņĸ ŇĻļņ ŅķĸŅ ĵĸĺĴŁ ļŁ ӅӃӄӌ ĴŁķ ŊļĿĿ ĶłŁŇļŁňĸ ļŁ ӅӃӅӃ on the basis of feedback from more than 6 years of implementation łĹ ŇĻĸ ŅķĸŅє Ł ӅӃӄӌё ĵĸĺĴŁ Ňł ĴŁĴĿŌņĸ ŇĻĸ łĵņĸŅʼnĴŇļłŁņ ĴŁķ proposed changes from the licensees. All the stakeholders will then be consulted on the draft modifying Order. 1.2.3 The security of radioactive sources • The Order of 29 November 2019 concerning the protection of ionising radiation sources and batches of category A, B, C and D radioactive sources against malicious acts was published in the Journal Officiel ( Official Gazette ҏ łŁ ӄӄ ĸĶĸŀĵĸŅ ӅӃӄӌє Ļļņ ŅķĸŅ clarifies the measures to be taken to protect ionising radiation sources or batches of radioactive sources against malicious acts, both in the facilities and during transport operations. This Order, to which ASN made an active contribution and which entered into force on 1 January 2020: • is part of the Government’s national security strategy, in particular to counter radiological threats; ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 29 REGULATORY NEWS