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inspectors) transmitted 14 infringement reports to the
public prosecutor’s offices, three of which were related
to labour inspections in the NPPs.
ASNtookeightadministrativeactions(formalnotice,deposit
of sums, etc.) against licensees and managers of nuclear
activities. In2015, ASNcontinuedwith theprocess initiated
for the first time in 2014, involving the sumdeposited by
theCIS bio international company, for the performance of
fire risk management works (see chapter 14).
Table 10 shows the number of reports issued by the ASN
inspectors since 2010.
6. OUTLOOK
In 2016, ASN intends to performabout 1,800 inspections
in BNIs, of radioactive substances transport activities,
activities involving the use of ionising radiation,
organisations and laboratories that it has approved for
activities related to pressure equipment.
In 2016, ASNwill as a priority inspect the activities with
potentially high consequences, taking account of the
experience feedback from 2015.
At the same time, ASNwill continue to revise the procedures
for notification of significant events, taking into account
the experience feedback from the events notification
guide in small-scale nuclear activities and the changes
to the regulations in the BNI sector.
It will propose changes to the sanctions policy, pursuant to
the provisions of the Energy Transition for GreenGrowth
Act of 17th August 2015 and Ordinance 2016-128 of
10th February 2016.
In the environmental field, ASNwill continue its regulatory
work with a modification of the BNI Order, more
particularly to take account of changes to the regulations,
such as the entry into force on 1st June 2015 of Directive
2012/18/EUof 4th July 2012 concerningmajor accidents
involving hazardous substances, known as “Seveso 3”. It
will also complete the revision of the ASN resolution of
16th July 2013, known as the “Environment resolution”,
which was started in 2015.
TABLE 10:
Number of infringement reports transmitted by the ASN inspectors between 2010 and 2015
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Report excluding labour
inspection in the nuclear
power plants
14
27
12
26
15
14
Labour inspection report
in the nuclear power plants
4
6
11
10
9
3
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CHAPTER 04:
REGULATION OF NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES AND EXPOSURE TO IONISING RADIATION
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015