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In 2014, HERCA approved an action plan to facilitate
the transposition of the EuratomDirective on radiation
protectionbasic standards 2013/59 (see point 2.6). Actions
were identified, most of which are handled by the various
HERCA working groups (see box opposite).
For transposition of the EuratomDirective on the Basic
Standards (see box on page 207), HERCA organised
three workshops in 2015.
International organisations such as the European
Commission, IAEA, IRPA (International Radiation
Protection Association) or ICRP took part in these
workshops.
On 4th and 5thMay 2015, the 15thmeeting of the board
of the HERCA association was held in Lisbon.
During this meeting, the following documents were
approved:
• a new action plan for the period 2015-2017 from the
emergencies group. Following theOctober 2014 approval
of the “HERCA-WENRA emergencies” approach, the
working plan for this group is now focused on the
development of tools for improved implementation
of this approach and on the transposition of the new
BSS Directive.
• a document laying down the foundations for the
development of a European electronic data exchange
system for radiological monitoring of transboundary
workers. This document was sent to the European
Commission for possible financing.
On 9th and 10th November 2015, the Greek safety and
radiation protection regulator (EEAE, Elliniki Epitropi
Atomikis Energeias) hosted the 16th meeting of the
HERCA board. During this meeting, a new working
group was created to deal with education and training.
Numerous documents, in particular those relating to
the transposition of the Euratom Directive on Basic
Standards, were approved (documents available for
consultation on ).
2.10 ASN participation in the
European Horizon 2020 programme
In 2015, ASN continued its involvement in the research
sector, with participation in consortiums financed from
European funds. ASN is thus one of the partners in the
consortium for the European SITEX (Sustainable network
of Independent Technical EXpertise for radioactive waste
disposal) project, carried out under the EuropeanHorizon
2020 Programme.
The SITEX project was carried out from 1st January
2012 to 31st December 2013 under the European atomic
energy community’s (Euratom) seventh framework
programme for nuclear research and training. Its aim
was to identify the conditions and means necessary for
creating an international public expertise network to
address the safety and radiological protection issues
entailed by the geological disposal of radioactive waste.
This work led to the identification of priority topics
in terms of R&D, development or harmonisation of
technical guides.
A follow-up to this project was launched in June 2015 for
a period of 30months, under the European Commission’s
Horizon 2020 Programme, which aims primarily to
create a platform of technical experts for studies into
geological disposal facilities.
Actions to improve coordination of protection
measures in the event of a nuclear accident
The Fukushima Daiichi accident had a major impact on the
work being done by the various multilateral forums looking
at the prevention and management of a nuclear emergency.
HERCA thus developed an approach aiming to implement
more coherent measures to protect the populations living in
the vicinity of a nuclear facility if an accident were to occur in
Europe, but also outside the European continent.
This approach was tested during an exercise in 2013 and was
presented to the main forums, both European (2nd ENSREG
conference, the EURATOM Treaty Article 31 committee, etc.)
and international (NEA, IAEA). This was then joined by WENRA
in 2014 and is now known as the HERCA-WENRA approach.
It should also act as the basis for application of Article 99 of
the new Euratom 2013/59 - BSS Directive on international
cooperation in the preparedness for and management of
emergency situations outside the damaged site.
In addition, HERCA and WENRA joined forces in January 2014
to create a joint working group which proposed “reflex”
measures to be taken in the event of a severe accident in which
the authorities would have very little information about the
status of the facility affected (scenario similar to that of the
accident which struck the Fukushima Daiichi NPP).
This group brought together 21 experts from the safety and
radiation protection authorities of 14 different countries, under
the chairmanship of ASN Commissioner Philippe Jamet. They
reached a consensus on the positions presented to HERCA and
WENRA on 22nd October 2014 at an extraordinary meeting
held in Stockholm. The conclusions of this group are presented
in chapter 5 point 1.1.2 concerning radiological and post-
accident situations.
Collaboration between HERCA and WENRA continued in
this field in 2015 in order to disseminate this approach
internationally and will be carried on by means of a dedicated
workshop in 2016.
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206 CHAPTER 07: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015