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and by its implementing tests. The principles of these
regulations are those of the new approach pursuant to
the European Pressure Equipment Directive.
Pressure equipment specially designed for BNIs, known as
“Nuclear PressureEquipment” (ESPN) is subject toboth the
BNI system and the pressure equipment system. For this
equipment, specificOrders stipulate theprovisions defined
by the above-mentioned Decree of 13th December 1999
and finally theOrder of 30thDecember 2015 concerning
nuclear pressure equipment,most of whichwill come into
force on 19th July 2016.
Nuclear pressure equipment is designed and produced
by the manufacturer under its own responsibility. The
manufacturer is required to complywith themain security
and radiation protection requirements contained in the
regulations and tohave the conformityof itsnuclear pressure
equipment assessedby an independent, competent third-
party organisation approved by ASN. The equipment in
operation must be monitored and maintained by the
licensee under ASN control and must undergo periodic
technical inspections byASN-approvedorganisations. The
list of approved organisations and the associated approval
decisions are available on the website.
ASN is responsible for monitoring the organisations it
approves.
Section II of Article L. 593-33 of the Environment Code
gives ASNcompetence to issue individual resolutions and
check the in-service monitoring of non-nuclear pressure
equipment installed in a BNI.
Table 2 summarises the texts applicable to the pressure
equipment present in BNIs.
4. REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES
4.1 International regulations
For the safe transport of radioactive substances, the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued
Safety Requirements document TS-R-1 “Regulations for
the Safe Transport of RadioactiveMaterial”. ASN takes part
in the work being done within IAEA concerning the
transport of radioactive substances.
This basis specific to radioactive substances is used in
the drafting of the “modal” transport safety regulations in
force for dangerous goods: the ADR agreement (European
Agreement on the international transport of Dangerous
goods by Road) for road transport, the regulations
concerning International Rail transport of Dangerous
goods (RID) for rail transport, the regulations for the
transport of Dangerous goods on the Rhine (ADNR) for
river transport, the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods code (IMDG) for maritime transport and the
technical instructions of the ICAO (International Civil
Aviation Organisation) for air transport.
Directive 2008/68/ECof 24th September 2008 establishes
a common framework for all aspects of dangerous goods
transport by road, rail and inland waterways within the
European Union.
The regulations derived from the IAEA recommendations
specify the package performance criteria. The safety
functions to be assured are containment, radiation
protection, prevention of thermal hazards and criticality.
The level of safety of the package is tailored to the potential
danger of the transported content: a certain number of
resistance tests representative of the risks entailed by
the transport operation, including the risk connected
with the content of the package, are associated with
each type of package.
The regulations also define the scope of intervention of the
public authorities and the associated safety requirements
for each type of package (see chapter 11, point 2).
4.2 National regulations
The “modal” regulations are transposed in full intoFrench
law and are made applicable by Interministerial Orders
based on the provisions of the Transport Code, especially
its Articles L. 1252-1 and following. ASN is in contact with
the Administrations responsible for the various modes
of transport (General Directorate for Infrastructure,
Transport and the Sea (DGITM), General Directorate for
Risk Prevention (DGPR) andGeneral Directorate for Civil
Aviation (DGAC)) and attends the French Interministerial
Commission for theCarriageofDangerousGoods (CITMD).
Directive2008/68/ECof 24thSeptember 2008 is transposed
intoFrench lawby a single order covering all land transport
on the national territory. This is the Order of 29th May
2009 as amended concerning the transport of dangerous
goods by land, known as the “TMD” Order. This text has
replaced the former “ADR”, “RID” and “ADNR” modal
orders since 1st July 2009.
Other orders specific to a mode of transport apply to the
transport of radioactive substances:
• the Order of 12th May 1997 as amended, concerning
the technical conditions for the operation of aircraft
by a public air transport operator (OPS1);
• theOrder of 23rdNovember 1987 as amended, division
411 of the Regulation concerning the Safety of Ships
(RSN);
• theOrder of 18th July 2000 as amended, regulating the
transport and handling of dangerous goods in sea ports.
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ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015