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1.6 The ASN staff and information
The main internal information vector available to the
ASN staff is OASIS, the intranet that gives them access
to the documents concerning the life of ASN and the
exercise of its activities. OASIS is also the interface
for the ASN information system which organises the
documentary base covering the main professional
processes within ASN.
The magazine
Transparence
, created in 2010, is issued
three times per year to all ASN staff and to targeted
external audiences such as the operational partners,
the CLIs, members of parliament, and engineering
school students. As of 2016, this magazine will be
completely dematerialised.
ASNpublishes an activity report for its staff, highlighting
information on subjects ranging from training or social
dialogue to the qualitymanagement systemand financial
resources.
Training in communication and media relations
Withtheaimofissuinghigh-quality,clearandunderstandable
information, ASN offers its staff training in spoken and
written communication and emergency management,
tailored to their various responsibilities.
ASNspokespersons prepare themselves for public speaking
and communication with the media, notably during
emergency exercises with simulated media pressure (see
chapter 5).
Training inwritten communication is provided for all the
ASN inspectors.
Emergency situation preparedness
ASN has a duty to inform the public in the event of an
emergency situation (Article L. 592-32 of the Environment
Code). In order to prepare for this, ASN staff receive
specific training and take part in emergency exercises.
In 2015, four emergency exercises included simulated
media pressure from journalists, designed to assess and
strengthen ASN’s reactivity to the media, as well as the
consistency and quality of themessages put across by the
various stakeholders, licensees and public authorities,
both nationally and locally (see chapter 5).
2. REINFORCING THE RIGHT
TO INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION
OF THE PUBLIC
The legislative and regulatory provisions relative to nuclear
activities, which have been progressively reinforced over
the last few years, and recently more particularly by the
Energy Transition for GreenGrowth Act, give the general
public wide access to information.
ASN applies these measures within its organisation and
ensures that they are also applied by the licensees subject
to its oversight; it endeavours to facilitate interchanges
between all the stakeholders.
2.1 Information provided
by the licensees
Themain licensees of nuclear activities operate a proactive
public information policy.
They are also subject to a number of legal obligations,
either general, such as the environmental report required
by the Commercial Code for joint stock companies, or
specific to the nuclear sector. The latter are presented
below.
2.1.1 The annual report for informing the public
drawn up by the BNI licensees
All BNI licensees must establish an annual report
concerningmore specifically their situation and the steps
they take with respect to nuclear safety and radiation
protection (Article L. 121-15 of the Environment
Code). The writing of these reports is covered by ASN
recommendations provided in a guide published in 2010.
The reports are generally available on the licensees’
websites and are often presented to the CLIs.
2.1.2 Access to information in the possession
of the licensees
Since the TSN Act came into force, the nuclear field has
a unique systemgoverning public access to information.
Pursuant to Articles L. 125-10 and L. 125-11 of the
Environment Code, the licensees are required to
communicate to anyone who so requests, the information
in their possession concerning risks linked to exposure
to ionising radiation that could result from this activity
and the safety and radiation protection measures taken
to prevent or mitigate these risks or this exposure.
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ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015