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On behalf of the State, ASN ensures the oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection in order to protect people and the environment.

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Published on 27/09/2023 at 11:41

A joint review has been carried out by 3 European regulators on the safety options of a SMR

ASN publishes the lessons learned from the review conducted jointly with its Finnish (STUK) and Czech (SUJB) counterparts regarding the safety options of the NUWARD SMR reactor project, developed by a subsidiary of EDF.

Published on 28/08/2023 at 14:31

EPR Reactor: Information Letter n°24

In 2022 and in the first half of 2023, ASN continued with its monitoring of the construction of the Flamanville EPR reactor. It was particularly vigilant with regard to the treatment of the deviations detected on the main primary and secondary system welds and to the correct operation of the filtration function of the safety injection system (SIS). It continued to examine the installation start-up tests and the correct operation of the primary system protection valves.

Published on 07/08/2023 at 15:42

Contamination of an employee and a staff break room in a nuclear medicine department

On 26 July 2022, the SCINTIGARD radiology centre in Nîmes notified ASN of an incident concerning the contamination of a radiographer during the preparation of a scintigraphy examination, and dissemination of the contamination in the staff break room of the centre.

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ASN'S Annual Report

The Nuclear Safety Authority presents the abstracts of its report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2022.

This report is required by Article L. 592-31 of the Environment Code. It was submitted to the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly and transmitted to the Parliamentary Ofﬁce for the Evaluation of Scientiﬁc and Technological Choices, pursuant to the above-mentioned Article.

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On behalf of the State, ASN ensures the oversight of nuclear safety and radiation protection in order to protect people and the environment.

The news

A joint review has been carried out by 3 European regulators on the safety options of a SMR

EPR Reactor: Information Letter n°24

Contamination of an employee and a staff break room in a nuclear medicine department

ASN'S Annual Report

ASN'S Annual Report

The Nuclear Safety Authority presents the abstracts of its report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2022.

NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS REGULATED BY ASN