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1.5 Radiation protection
of the public and the environment
Contaminated sites and soils
During 2105, ASNwas involved in various files concerning
sites and soils contaminated by radioactive substances.
Further to a proposal by ASN, a prefectural order was
issued to govern the decontamination of a site in Bordeaux
contaminated by radium.
ASN also issued an opinion on the remediation of
the Boucau site (Pyrénées-Atlantiques
département
)
contaminated by natural uraniumand thoriumas a result
of a former monazite crushing activity.
2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2.1 International action
In 2015, the Bordeaux division received a delegation
of inspectors from the South Korean Nuclear Safety
and Security Commission (NSSC) and its technical
support organization (KINS – Korean Institute of Nuclear
Safety). The delegation accompanied the ASN inspectors
during an inspection devoted to the control of ageing
on the Blayais NPP. Discussions were also organised on
inspection practices and flood protection requirements.
A delegation of inspectors from the Bordeaux division
travelled to Madrid for a mission of interchange with the
inspectors ofCSN
(ConsejodeSeguridadNuclear),
theSpanish
safety and radiationprotection authority. The interchanges
focused on the application of the regulations concerning
the radiation protection of people working in operating
theatres, especially those using interventional radiology
techniques. Thismission also included interchangeswith
the authority in charge of patient radiation protection.
2.2 Informing the public
Press conferences
ASN held press conferences in Toulouse on 20th May
2015 and in Bordeaux on 9th June 2015 to present the
state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in the
Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes andMidi-Pyrénées regions.
Work with the Local Information
Committees (CLIs)
The Bordeaux division supported the work of the three
CLIs in south-west France by participating in their annual
generalmeetingsandseveraltechnicalcommitteemeetings.
The CLIs sent observers who attended several inspections
carried out by ASN’s Bordeaux division. The Golfech
CLI in particular was involved in the inspections carried
out during the second 10-year outage of reactor 2 of
the Golfech NPP.
Travelling exhibition
“Nuclear safety ?
A key issue!”
As part of the population information campaign organised
during the national emergency exercise held at the
Civaux NPP on 22nd September 2015, ASN deployed
the travelling exhibition
“Nuclear safety ? A key issue!”
in
the municipalities situated near the NPP. The exhibition
was set up in ten municipalities in succession between
June and September. It receivedmore than 300 visitors.
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ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015