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Deviations on the Flamanville EPR steam lines: the eight penetration welds will have to be repaired
ASN Report on the State of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection in France in 2018
Information Letter #.21
Flamanville EPR reactor
Auxiliary systems of the backup diesel generating sets for the EDF reactors
Published on 20/08/2019 • 10:00 am
In December 2018, Eramet (a French mining and metallurgical group) published on its website a report of nonconformities in the quality management system...
Published on 12/08/2019 • 03:14 pm
The extension of the radius of the Off-site Emergency Plan from 10 to 20 km, decided on by the Government, aims to optimise the response by the authorities,...
Published on 05/08/2019 • 03:13 pm
The nuclear power reactors, which produce more than 70% of France's electricity, need to be able to send their spent fuels to a storage location.
Published on 29/07/2019 • 12:02 pm
In a resolution dated 25th June 2019, ASN requires that EDF carry out additional reinforcements on a portion of the Donzère-Mondragon canal embankment...
Published on 29/07/2019 • 11:50 am
Thirty-nine CEA nuclear facilities have been finally shut down or are being decommissioned. This number has been constantly rising for the past few years....
Published on 29/07/2019 • 11:38 am
ASN issues its opinion on the safety options file for the EPR New Model (NM) reactor project, for which the new technical configuration is called EPR 2.
Published on 21/06/2019 • 08:24 am
In a resolution dated 18 April 2019, ASN updates and clarifies the methods for evaluating the ionising radiation doses delivered to patients during medical...
Published on 11/06/2019 • 02:35 pm
On 6 May 2019, the Réunion Island University Hospital in Saint-Denis notified ASN of a significant event that occurred in its nuclear medicine department....
Published on 27/05/2019 • 01:30 pm
On 24 April 2019, ASN, the French nuclear regulator, was informed by the company Eiffage Énergie Système – Clevia Ouest, located in Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine...
Published on 17/05/2019 • 03:45 pm
On 21 November 2018, ASN opened a portal to the public so that anyone wishing to do so can inform it of any irregularities regarding nuclear safety, radiation...
Published on 14/05/2019 • 05:44 pm
A significant nuclear safety event concerning a deficiency in the earthquake resistance of the piping of the emergency diesel generator sets in the Civaux,...
Published on 28/03/2019 • 11:03 am
On 12 February 2019, the ASN Commission gave EDF a hearing so that the licensee could make its observations on the draft resolutions to regulate the decommissioning...
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