Published on 02/06/2020 • 05:32 pm

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In the context of the health crisis, ASN presented its report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2019 to the members of Parliament of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST). This report was transmitted to the offices of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister and of the Presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly. It is published on www.asn.fr.

Published on 25/05/2020 • 11:21 am

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Between 15 March and 15 May 2020 a total of 18 on-site inspections were carried out: twelve on safety and the possible consequences of the epidemic on the working of the facilities and six on labour inspectorate subjects.

Published on 22/04/2020 • 03:12 pm

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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. It plans consulting the public at the end of 2020 on its draft position statement concerning the continued operation of these reactors. At present, ASN considers that the Covid-19 epidemic should have only a limited impact on its position statement schedule.

Published on 01/04/2020 • 04:33 pm

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The Minister for Ecological Transition and the Chairman of ASN have issued, on February 2020, a decision following the public debate concerning preparations for the 5th edition of the National Radioactive Materials and Waste Management Plan.

Published on 27/03/2020 • 12:53 pm

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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 its highly stringent demands with respect to the nuclear licensees.

Published on 23/03/2020 • 05:25 pm

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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

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ASN is working closely with the nuclear licensees and activity managers to analyse the nuclear safety and radiation protection consequences of the measures taken to deal with the ongoing health emergency.

Published on 17/03/2020 • 02:54 pm

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The number of fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures is constantly increasing, particularly surgical procedures in operating theatres. They bring considerable benefits for the patient but present significant risks in terms of radiation protection, for the medical staff and patients alike.

Published on 10/03/2020 • 11:01 am

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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 against malicious acts, published on 11th December 2019, specifies the conditions surrounding the application of the general objective set out by the Public Health Code.

Published on 26/02/2020 • 11:30 am

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In France, once a basic nuclear installation (BNI) is definitely shut down, it must go through the decommissioning and remediation process, with the end goal of achieving a predetermined final state in which all the hazardous substances have been removed. Accomplishing these decommissioning operations can often present a technical and project management challenge to licensees.

Published on 13/02/2020 • 12:45 pm

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On 31 January 2020, EDF reported a significant safety event concerning seismic resistance defects on certain equipment contributing to the operation of the emergency diesel generator sets of several of its 1300 MWe reactors.

Published on 06/02/2020 • 01:49 pm

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Bernard Doroszczuk, Chairman of ASN, met on Monday 3 February 2020 with his counterpart, Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, at the headquarters of the Polish Nuclear Safety Authority (PAA).

Published on 30/01/2020 • 04:20 pm

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The ASN Chairman recalled that 2019 had been a dense year, marked by serious subjects which will determine the nuclear safety and radiation protection actions for 2020:

Published on 27/12/2019 • 10:39 am

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On 18 December 2019, EDF reported a significant safety event relating to defective electrical components which put the backup systems of the Penly NPP reactor 2 out of service. The equipment ensuring the safety of each NPP reactor is supplied with electrical power via two redundant electrical panels (channels A and B). These electrical panels supply power to the motors that actuate the valves and pumps of the backup systems and the reactor instrumentation and control panels.

Published on 24/12/2019 • 11:20 am

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On 11 December 2019, ASN issued a position statement on the orientations of the generic phase of the fourth periodic safety review of EDF’s 1300 MWe nuclear reactors. ASN considers that the general objectives set by EDF for this review are acceptable in principle. However, it asks EDF to modify or supplement these general objectives for this safety review, to consider certain baseline requirements for reassessment of the safety of its facilities and to add study topics to its review programme. The requests made by ASN are to a large extent based on those made in 2016 for the fourth periodic safety review of the 900 MWe reactors.