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Lastly, amember of the Lille division took part in an IRRS
(Integrated Regulatory ReviewService) mission inMalta.
2.2 Informing the public
Press conferences
In 2015 ASN held two press conferences on the status of
nuclear safety and radiation protection, one in Lille, the
other in Dunkerque.
Work with the Local Information
Committees (CLIs)
ASNhas kept the Local InformationCommittees (CLI) of
the Gravelines NPP and Somanu inMaubeuge regularly
informed about the files in progress in the two nuclear
facilities. More specifically, the Gravelines CLI was
consulted when ASN was preparing the prescriptions
concerning the continuation of operation and the repair
of the bottom-mounted instrumentation penetration of
reactor 1 and those concerning the impact of theDunkerque
methane terminal on the facilities.
Public information actions
From September to December 2015, ASN and IRSN, in
partnership with the urban community of Dunkerque,
the Gravelines CLI and the Anccli (National association
of local information committees, invited the inhabitants
of Dunkerque and the surrounding area to visit the ASN/
IRSN exhibition and the other attractions at the
Palais
de l’univers et des sciences
in Cappelle-la-Grande (Nord
département
). This exhibition, designed to develop
the nuclear risk culture in the general public, enabled
adults and children of the Dunkerque region – some of
whom live near the Gravelines NPP – to learn about the
physical phenomena, risks, andhuman and environmental
implications associated with radioactivity, and to form
their own opinions and discuss these issues.
In addition to this, a series of four meetings entitled
“The service life of nuclear power plants”, “Thirty years after
Chernobyl and five years after Fukushima, what lessons have
been learned?”, “Systems for alerting and protecting local
populations”
and lastly,
“The healing powers of radiation”,
provided the opportunity for discussion and debate with
the public.
2.3 The other notable events
During the emergency exercise held at the Gravelines NPP
on Tuesday 10th February 2015 and coordinated by the
prefecture of the Nord
département
, ASN participated
in the deployment of the actions designed to test the
measures to protect the population and public buildings
– especially schools – provided for in the off-site protection
plan, the preparedness of the industrial sites situated near
the power plant and certain provisions of the doctrine
for managing post-nuclear-accident situations. Carried
out in a restricted time frame, this exercise highlighted
several areas for improvement, notably the involvement
of the members of the Gravelines CLI in the preparation
and performance of the exercise, the clarification of the
alert procedures and the preparedness of the industrial
sites situated near the nuclear power plant.
Lastly, the Lille division of ASN participated, with the
representatives of the government departments of theNord
defence zone, in themeetings devoted to the presentation
of elements of the doctrine for post-nuclear-accident
management and to the national response plan for a
major nuclear or radiological accident.
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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