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ASN resolution 2015-DC-0532
of 17th November 2015 concerning
the BNI safety analysis report
ASN resolution 2015-DC-0532 of 17thNovember 2015
concerning the BNI safety analysis report specifies the
contents of the safety analysis report the licensee is required
to transmit to ASN in its BNI creation or commissioning
authorisationapplication file or in its BNI decommissioning
file. Themainprovisions of this resolutionmore specifically
concern:
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the objectives of the safety analysis report;
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the principles involved in drafting and updating the
safety analysis report;
•
compliance with the legislative and regulatory
requirements;
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the description of the BNI and the measures designed
to manage the risks it entails;
•
thenuclear safety case (management of the risks presented
by the installation);
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the design-basis study for the on-site emergency plan;
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particular operations such as the construction of the
BNI, themanagement of radioactive sources andon-site
transport operations;
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requirements specific to certainBNIs, inparticular those
which for example compriseoneormorenuclear reactors.
This resolution supplements the statutory resolutions
already in force and mentioned below:
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Resolution 2014-DC-0462 of 7th October 2014
concerning the control of the criticality risk in BNIs: It
sets the technical rules applicable within BNIs in order
to meet the goal of controlling the criticality risk. This
resolution applies to all BNIs containing fissilematerial,
except for those inwhich criticality is impossible owing
to the physical-chemical characteristics of thismaterial.
Guidelines for implementation of this resolution should
be published in 2016.
•
Resolution2014-DC-0444of 15th July2014 concerning
PWRshutdowns and restarts stipulates that ASNapproval
is required to restart a reactor after a refuelling outage.
It mainly defines the information to be sent to ASN by
the licensee before, during and after the reactor outage,
so that ASN can reach a decision on its restart and then
remain informed of the overall results of the outage;
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Resolution 2014-DC-0420 of 13th February 2014
concerning physical modifications to BNIs: This
resolution, which supplements the provisions of
Chapter VII of Title III of the BNI Procedures Decree
of 2nd November 2007, clarifies the provisions that
the licensee of a BNI implements, on the one hand to
assess andminimise the possible consequences for the
protected interests of a physical modification to the
facility and justify the acceptability of the remaining
consequences and, on the other, to prepare for and
then carry out this modification.
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Resolution 2014-DC-0417 of 28th January 2014
concerning the rules applicable to BNIs with regard to
the management of fire risks: It sets the technical rules
applicable within BNIs in order to meet the fire risk
control objectives. In accordance with the defence in
depth approach, the resolution defines requirements
concerning measures to prevent the outbreak of fire,
detection and fire-fighting measures and measures
to prevent the propagation of a fire and mitigate its
consequences.
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Resolution 2013-DC-0360 of 16th July 2013
concerning the control of detrimental effects and
the health and environmental impact of BNIs: This
resolution supplements the implementation conditions
in Title IV of the BNI Order of 7th February 2012. Its
main provisions concernmethods for water intake and
liquid or gaseous, chemical or radioactive discharges,
the monitoring of water intake and discharges,
environmental monitoring, prevention of detrimental
effects and information to the regulatory authority
and the public.
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Resolution2013-DC-0352of 18th June2013concerning
public access to modification project files specified in
Article L. 593-15of theEnvironment Code: This specifies
the implementation procedures for Article L. 593-15
of the Environment Code (and Article 26 of the BNI
Procedures Decree of 2ndNovember 2007) which sets
out theprocedure for public access to thedraft resolutions
modifying the facility or its operating conditionswhich,
without being significant, arenonetheless liable to cause a
significantriseinwaterintakeorenvironmentaldischarges.
This public access procedure is run by the licensee (see
chapter 6, point 2.2).
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Resolution 2012-DC-0236 of 3rd May 2012
supplementing certain conditions for application of
ministerial decision JV/VF DEP-SD5-0048-2006 of
31st January 2006 which defines the conditions of
use of spare parts in the main primary system and the
main secondary systems of pressurized water nuclear
reactors and specifies the documentation associated
with each spare part. The resolution of 3rd May 2012
defines the technical and manufacturing surveillance
documentation required for these components in order
to establish consistency between these provisions
and those applicable to the manufacture of pressure
equipment.
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Resolution 2008-DC-0106 of 11th July 2008 concerning
the use of internal authorisation systems in BNIs: The
purpose of a system of internal authorisations is to
reinforce the licensee’s responsibility for nuclear safety
and radiation protection. The regulations thus enable
the licensee to carry out minor operations provided that
it implements a system of reinforced and systematic
internal controls, offering sufficient guarantees of
quality, independence and transparency. Within this
context, it is exempted from the notification procedure
specified in Article 26 of the BNI Procedures Decree of
2nd November 2007. ASN authorises the use of such
systems and monitors them.
3.2.3 Basic Safety Rules and ASN guides
ASN has drafted Basic Safety Rules (BSR) on a variety
of technical subjects concerning BNIs. These are
recommendations which specify safety objectives and
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