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ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015
Its organisation
The Commission
The Commission defines ASN general policy regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection. It consists of five
Commissioners, including the Chairman.
Pierre-Franck CHEVET
Chairman
Philippe
CHAUMET-RIFFAUD
Commissioner
Jean-Jacques DUMONT
Commissioner
Philippe JAMET
Commissioner
Margot TIRMARCHE
Commissioner
DATE APPOINTED
12th November 2012
for 6 years
10th December 2014
for 6 years
15th December 2010
for 6 years
15th December 2010
for 6 years
12th November 2012
for 6 years
APPOINTED BY
President of the Republic
President of the Senate
President
of the National Assembly
Republicmay terminate the duties of
a member of the Commission in the
event of a serious breach of his or her
obligations.
Competencies
The Commission issues resolutions
andpublishesopinionsinASN’s
Official
Bulletin
.TheCommissiondefinesASN
externalrelationspolicybothnationally
and internationally. The Commission
defines ASN regulatory policy. The
Chairman appoints the nuclear safety
inspectors, the radiation protection
inspectors, the health and safety
inspectorsforthenuclearpowerplants
and the staff responsible for verifying
Impartiality
The Commissioners perform their
duties in complete impartiality and
receive no instructions either from
the Government or from any other
person or institution.
Independence
The Commissioners perform their
duties on a full-time basis. Their
mandate is for a six-year term. It
is not renewable. The duties of a
Commissioner canonlybe terminated
inthecaseofimpedimentorresignation
duly confirmed by a majority of the
Commissioners. The President of the
compliance with the requirements
applicable to pressure vessels. The
Commissiondecideswhethertoopen
an inquiry following an incident or
accident. Every year, it presents the
ASN
Reportonthestateofnuclearsafety
and radiation protection in France
to
Parliament.ItsChairmanreportsonASN
activities to the relevant commissions
of the French Parliament’s National
Assembly and Senate as well as to the
ParliamentaryOfficefortheEvaluation
of Scientific and Technological
Choices.TheCommissiondraftsASN
internal regulations and appoints its
representativestotheHighCommittee
for Transparency and Information on
Nuclear Security.
ASN comprises a headquarters
and eleven regional divisions
with competence for one or more
administrative regions. This
organisation enables ASN to carry
out its regulation and monitoring
duties over the entire country and
in the overseas territories of France.
The headquarters are organised
thematically and are responsible
at a national level for their fields of
activity. The ASN regional divisions
operate under the authority of the
regional representatives, appointed
by the ASNChairman. They are ASN’s
representatives in the regions and
contribute locally to ASN’s public
information role. The divisions carry
out most of the direct inspections
on nuclear facilities, radioactive
Headquarters and the regional divisions
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sessions
opinions
resolutions
Commission figures in 2015
substances transport operations
and small-scale nuclear activities. In
emergency situations, the divisions
assist the Prefect of the
département
,
who is in charge of protecting the
general public, and supervise the
operations carried out to safeguard
the facility on the site.
ASN: ITS ROLES, KEY FIGURES, ITS ORGANISATION