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THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
IN 2015 IN THE BASSE AND HAUTE-NORMANDIE REGIONS
REGULATED BY
THE CAEN DIVISION
The Caen division regulates nuclear safety, radiation protection
and the transport of radioactive substances in the five
départements
of the Basse and Haute-Normandie regions.
The Caen division also regulates the Brennilis NPP in the
Bretagne region, which is undergoing decommissioning.
As at 31st December 2015, the workforce of the Caen division
stood at 28 officers: 1 regional division head, 5 deputy
heads, 18 inspectors and 4 administrative officers.
The activities and installations to regulate comprise:
•
the NPPs of Flamanville (2 reactors of 1,300 MWe),
Paluel (4 reactors of 1,300 MWe) and Penly
(2 reactors of 1,300 MWe) operated by EDF;
•
the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor construction site;
•
the Areva NC spent nuclear fuel
reprocessing plant at La Hague;
•
the Andra Manche repository;
•
Ganil National Large Heavy Ion Accelerator (Caen);
•
the Brennilis NPP (Finistère
département
)
undergoing decommissioning;
•
8 radiotherapy centres (21 machines);
•
3 brachytherapy departments;
•
11 nuclear medicine departments;
•
62 computed tomography departments;
•
35 interventional radiology departments;
•
750 medical diagnostic radiology devices;
•
1,400 dental diagnostic radiology devices;
•
18 industrial radiography companies;
•
250 industrial and research devices (including
a cyclotron for the production of radionuclides);
•
6 head offices and 19 agencies of organisations
approved for radiation protection controls.
A
SN
carried out 195 inspections of nuclear facilities in Normandy and Brittany in 2015,
comprising 64 inspections on fuel cycle and research facilities, and facilities undergoing
decommissioning, - including the Areva NC site at La Hague, the Manche repository,
the Ganil and the Brennilis NPP undergoing decommissioning; 62 inspections in the EDF
nuclear power plants in operation at Flamanville, Paluel and Penly; 20 inspections of EDF on
the construction site of the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor and 49 inspections in small-scale nuclear
activities.
In addition, ASN carried out 48 days of labour inspections in the nuclear power plants and on
the Flamanville 3 construction site.
Sixteen events rated level 1 on the INES scale were notified by nuclear installation licensees
of the Normandie and Bretagne regions in 2015. In addition, 3 events rated level 1 on the
ASN-SFRO scale were notified by the heads of radiotherapy departments in the Normandie
region. The inspections conducted in 2015 by ASN resulted in 3 violation reports being drawn
up and submitted to the competent Public Prosecutors.
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REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015