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EPR Reactor : Information Letter n°22
ASN Report on the State of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection in France in 2019
ASN makes an assessment of its oversight since the beginning of lockdown
Announcement of the guidelines of the next National Radioactive Materials and Waste Management Plan
The IAEA publishes a report on the Flamanville EPR reactor
Published on 04/08/2020 • 02:51 pm
At the request of the Minister responsible for energy, and contributing to the guidelines for the 5th issue of the French National Radioactive Material...
Published on 31/07/2020 • 11:26 am
the request of the Prime Minister, the Codirpa (Steering committee for managing the post-accident phase of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency...
Published on 22/04/2020 • 03:12 pm
ASN is continuing its examination of the files constituting the generic phase of the fourth periodic safety review of EDF's thirty-two 900 MWe reactors....
Published on 27/03/2020 • 12:53 pm
The consequences of the Covid 19 epidemic on nuclear activities must be identified according to the nature of the operations. In this context, ASN is maintaining...
Published on 23/03/2020 • 05:25 pm
In two resolutions, ASN specifies the next steps in the decommissioning of the “first generation” gas cooled reactors (GCR).
Published on 18/03/2020 • 02:55 pm
ASN is working closely with the nuclear licensees and activity managers to analyse the nuclear safety and radiation protection consequences of the measures...
Published on 17/03/2020 • 02:54 pm
The number of fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures is constantly increasing, particularly surgical procedures in operating theatres. They bring...
Published on 10/03/2020 • 11:01 am
The Order of 29th November 2019 concerning the protection of ionising radiation sources and batches of radioactive sources of categories A, B, C and D...
Published on 26/02/2020 • 11:30 am
In France, once a basic nuclear installation (BNI) is definitely shut down, it must go through the decommissioning and remediation process, with the end...
Published on 13/02/2020 • 12:45 pm
On 31 January 2020, EDF reported a significant safety event concerning seismic resistance defects on certain equipment contributing to the operation of...
Published on 06/02/2020 • 01:49 pm
Bernard Doroszczuk, Chairman of ASN, met on Monday 3 February 2020 with his counterpart, Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, at the headquarters of the Polish Nuclear...
Published on 30/01/2020 • 04:20 pm
The ASN Chairman recalled that 2019 had been a dense year, marked by serious subjects which will determine the nuclear safety and radiation protection...
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