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Committees and Commissions
(ANCCLI).
The TECV Act, passed in 2015,
reinforces transparency:
• At the expense of the licensee, those
living in the vicinity of a BNI must
now be regularly informed of the
nature of the accident risks, the
envisaged consequences, the safety
measures and the procedures to be
followed.
• The BNI licensees’ obligations
to provide information shall be
extended to all aspects concerning
public health and security or
protection of nature and the
environment.
• CLIs are granted the official right to
address all questions within their
field of competence;
• The CLIs will also be able to visit
the installations, either for a general
presentationof their functioning or
following an incident or accident to
obtain an explanationof the causes
and effects of the event.
• All the CLIs must also hold at least
one public meeting per year.
• Lastly, the composition of the
CLIs in départements situated
on a national border shall be
supplemented to ensure better
representation of the neighbouring
countries concerned.
• For nuclear power generating
reactors undergoing a periodic
safety review beyond their thirty-
fifthyear of operation, theprovisions
proposedby the licensee to reinforce
the safety of its installation and
correct the anomalies observed
will be the subject of a public
inquiry before ASN finalises its
prescriptions.
Article L. 120-1 of the Environment
Code provides for a procedure of
public consultation via the Internet
on draft regulatory texts having an
impact on the environment. During
the year 2015, three draft statutory
resolutions and three draft guides thus
underwent the public consultation
process.
Depending on their potential impact,
individual resolutions on nuclear
safety and radiation protectionmay
also undergo the public consultation
process. During the year 2015,
43 draft individual resolutions were
thus posted for public consultation
on
Outlook
In 2016, ASNwill actively contribute
to implementing steps to reinforce
nuclear transparency in accordance
with the requirements of the TECV
Act.
ASN will strengthen its general
public informationmeasures. It will
reinforce transparency on the subjects
under its responsibility, together with
the other players and stakeholders.
ASNwill also improve the conditions
inwhichmembers of the public can
express their opinion on the draft
regulatory texts on ASN
will also organise a consultationwith
stakeholders on the first results of
the procedures enabling the public
to participate in the development of
its resolutions.
The iodine tablets information
and distribution campaign for the
populations living in the vicinity of
EDFNPPs (400,000 homes) started
at the beginning of 2016. Under the
supervision of a pluralistic steering
committee chaired by ASN, its
purpose is to inform the population
about the nuclear risk and about
the appropriate steps to be taken,
in particular the ingestion of iodine
tablets.
ASN is involved in international
cooperation, enabling it to contribute
to reinforcing nuclear safety and
radiationprotectionworldwide,while
consolidating its competence and its
independence.
Significant events
Europe is a priority for ASN actions.
Several European directives set
common requirements and standards
across Europe in the fields of nuclear
safety and radiation protection. ASN
contributes to drafting these rules,
in particular through ENSREG
(EuropeanNuclear Safety Regulators
Group), which assists the European
Commission.
The European Authorities carry
out numerous initiatives aimed at
harmonising nuclear safety and
radiation protection regulations and
practices. Two associations,WENRA
andHERCA, bring together the heads
of the European nuclear safety and
radiation protection authorities
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ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN 2015