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CHÂLONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE DIVISION
THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
IN 2015 IN THE PICARDIE AND CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE REGIONS
REGULATED BY
THE CHÂLONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE DIVISION
The Châlons-en-Champagne division is responsible for regulating nuclear
safety, radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in
the seven
départements
of the Champagne-Ardenne and Picardie regions.
As at 31st December 2015, the workforce of the Châlons-en-
Champagne division stood at 12 officers: the regional division
head, 1 deputy head, 8 inspectors and 2 administrative officers.
The activities and installations to regulate comprise:
•
the NPPs of Chooz B (2 reactors of
1,450 MWe), of Nogent-sur-Seine (2 reactors
of 1,300 MWe) operated by EDF;
•
the Chooz A NPP (currently being decommissioned);
•
the low and intermediate-level short-lived
radioactive waste repository (CSA) located at
Soulaines-Dhuys in the Aube
département;
•
Andra’s underground research laboratory in Bure, in
preparation for the creation of a geological repository
for high-and medium-level long-lived radioactive waste;
•
12 radiotherapy centres;
•
3 brachytherapy centres;
•
12 nuclear medicine centres;
•
56 tomography devices;
•
about 55 interventional radiology departments;
•
about 2,500 medical and dental
diagnostic radiology devices;
•
about 150 veterinary clinics;
•
about 300 licensed industrial activities,
with more than half of the licenses being for
possession of devices to detect lead in paint;
•
about ten research laboratories, mainly situated in the
universities of Champagne-Ardenne and Picardie.
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n 2015,
ASN carried out 92 inspections, of which 30were in the nuclear facilities (EDF nuclear
power plants, radioactive waste disposal facilities), 56 in small-scale nuclear activities and
6 in the transport of radioactive substances. ASN carried out 11 days of labour inspections
in the nuclear power plants.
During 2015, five significant events rated level 1 on the INES scale were notified by nuclear
installation licensees. In the small-scale nuclear activities, 1 significant event rated level 1 on the
ASN-SFRO scale was notified to ASN.
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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