• Consultation of technical organisations

The preliminary safety analysis report appended to the authorisation decree application is transmitted to the ASN, which submits it for examination to one of the advisory committees reporting to it.

On the basis of recommendations of the Advisory Committee, and taking account of the results of the public inquiry and any observations by the other ministers consulted, the ASN will - if there is nothing to oppose it - prepare a draft decree authorising creation of the installation.

This draft decree is then sent to the Interministerial Commission for Basic Nuclear Installations (CIINB) by the ministers in charge of nuclear safety. The Commission is required to submit its opinion within two months.

The draft decree, if necessary amended, is then submitted to the assent of the Minister for Health who must state his position within three months.

Once this assent is given, the draft decree is presented to the Prime Minister for signature, by the ministers in charge of nuclear safety.

• Consultation of technical organisations

The preliminary safety analysis report appended to the authorisation decree application is transmitted to the ASN, which submits it for examination to one of the advisory committees reporting to it.

On the basis of recommendations of the Advisory Committee, and taking account of the results of the public inquiry and any observations by the other ministers consulted, the ASN will - if there is nothing to oppose it - prepare a draft decree authorising creation of the installation.

This draft decree is then sent to the Interministerial Commission for Basic Nuclear Installations (CIINB) by the ministers in charge of nuclear safety. The Commission is required to submit its opinion within two months.

The draft decree, if necessary amended, is then submitted to the assent of the Minister for Health who must state his position within three months.

Once this assent is given, the draft decree is presented to the Prime Minister for signature, by the ministers in charge of nuclear safety.

• Authorisation decree

The authorisation decree, issued on the basis of the report from the ministers in charge of nuclear safety, sets the perimeter and characteristics of the installation and any particular requirements with which the operator is required to comply. It also specifies the particular justifications the operator will have to present prior to:
– the various pre-commissioning stages;
– commissioning of its installation,
– the subsequent final shutdown and dismantling.

The authorisation decree includes an obligation on the part of the operator, at least six months before the date scheduled for initial loading with nuclear fuel in installations containing a reactor, or use of a particle beam or radioactive substances in other installations, to submit the following to the Director General for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection:
- a provisional safety report, in particular containing data guaranteeing the conformity of the installation with the technical construction requirements of the authorisation decree;
- the general operating rules to be followed during the period prior to commissioning, to guarantee safe operation;
- an onsite emergency plan specifying the response organisation and resources to be deployed on the site in the event of an accident in the installation.

The authorisation decree for the installation sets the time within which it is to be commissioned.

Before commissioning, the operator will present the Director General for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection with a final safety report and the site's updated operating rules and on-site emergency plan.

If the installation is not commissioned within the specified time or if it is not operated for a consecutive period of two years, a further authorisation, taking the same form, will be required.

The specific requirements imposed for the installation shall under no circumstances be detrimental to compliance with the general technical regulations, regulations concerning discharge of effluent or any other texts applicable in particular with regard to environmental protection or worker health and safety issues.

These requirements may in particular concern the quality of the design, construction and operation of the installation, its protection and security systems, emergency resources, the ventilation and discharge systems, protection against earthquakes, radiological protection of the environment and workers, transport of radioactive products, installation modifications, final shutdown and dismantling.