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The “Cross-border CLI” working group
The CLIs of Manche, Cattenom, Chooz, Gravelines and
Fessenheimmetwithin the frameworkof the “Cross-border
CLI” Working Group (WG) to share best practices and
discuss their experience regarding relations betweenCLIs
and neighbouring countries. This WGmet once in 2015
andplans organising a seminar in2016on the cross-border
approach to nuclear questions in Cattenom.
The institutional partners of Anccli
Partnership with ASN
Anccli has regular interchanges withASNand participates
in several of its working groups (PNGMDR, Codirpa,
RNM - National network of environmental radioactivity
monitoring, COFSOH - Steering Committee for Social,
Organisational and Human Factors, child leukemias,
GEP – pluralistic expert group).
In 2015, at the request of ASN, Anccli designated experts
to participate in the AdvisoryGroup of Experts on “Nuclear
Pressure Equipment” (NPE) which is responsible for
keeping track of the problems encountered by the
Flamanville EPR reactor vessel.
Anccli was also associated with the steering committee
taskedwith preparing the new iodine tablet distribution
campaign.
Lastly, Anccli and ASN work together each year on the
preparation of the annual CLI conference.
Partnership with IRSN
Anccli and IRSN have been cooperating very closely
for more than ten years. The members of the CLIs
participate in many working groups (Steering and
Research Committee - COR, board of directors, HLW-LL
dialogue, action baptised “permanent IRSN representative
in the CLIs”, “periodic safety review” WG, Opal, etc.).
Three meetings of the monitoring committee were held
in 2015. The interchange and discussion process on the
periodic safety reviews and reactor lifetime extension
should lead to the organisation of an ad hoc seminar
in autumn 2016.
Partnership with the High Committee for Transparency
and Information on Nuclear Security (HCTISN)
Anccliwas verypleased to see the reactivationof theHCTISN
in 2015, enabling thework onACN (Aarhus Convention
and Nuclear) France to be resumed.
Anccli, a source of proposals in the parliamentary
debates on nuclear issues
During 2015, Anccli continued to play a driving role in
the contributionof civil society to the public consultations
in the nuclear field.
In 2104 Anccli was convened to a hearing by Senator
Berson, and was effectively heard. The Berson Report
published in 2015 describes the CLIs as
“privileged places
for the expression of citizens special interest groups”
and the
“common sense of the non-experts”
with regard to nuclear
safety. This same report considers that the
“Local Information
Committees play a vital role in informing the audiences and
can therefore foster the emergence of a constructive public
debate…”
and propose the creation of a nuclear safety
and transparency contribution which would serve to
“clarify the financing of the nuclear structure, of radiation
protection and of nuclear transparency”
.
Furthermore, in 2015Anccli made recommendations and
proposals to the “Richard Commission”, a commission
specialised in the democratisation of the environmental
dialogue, set up by Ségolène Royal, Minister of the
Environment, Energy and the Sea. The objective of
this commission was to
“increase the transparency and
effectiveness of the public debate and to involve the citizens
in the decisions that concern them”
. The report of Senator
Richard, published in June 2015, takes up the proposals
put forwardbyAnccli, particularly concerning consultation
of the public on the plans and programmes, etc., and
encourages reporting back to the public on the follow-up
to their participation.
Anccli also transmitted amendment proposals to the
various members of Parliament on the Bill to reinforce
the protectionof the civil facilities accommodatingnuclear
materials (De Ganay Act).
Anccli expressed the wish that the licensees inform the
CLIs of any intrusion attempts. Likewise, it would like
the CLIs to be able to refer any question relating not only
to safety and radiation protection but also to protection
against malicious acts, to ASN or the Ministry.
Lastly, with regard to the TECV Bill, Anccli transmitted
its amendment proposals to the Parliament members
concerned. Continuing in the spirit of this work, Anccli
also responded to the public consultation concerning the
draft ordinance concerning diverse nuclear provisions in
September 2015.
Symposia, seminars and training
In 2015, Anccli organised two training seminars in
partnershipwith IRSNfor themembers of theCLIs (waste,
environment and health).
Anccli also participated in a seminar on child leukemia
organised by ASN.
Lastly, the members of the Anccli board took part in a
discussionwith the representatives of the INSTN (French
National Institute forNuclear Science andTechnology) as
part of the testing of a training course on nuclear issues
intended for elected officials and the media (European
programme Nushare).
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ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015