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MARSEILLE DIVISION
THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION IN 2015
IN THE PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE-D’AZUR, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
AND CORSE REGIONS REGULATED BY
THEMARSEILLE DIVISION
The Marseille division regulates nuclear safety, radiation protection
and the transport of nuclear substances in the
13
départements
of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
(PACA), Corse and Languedoc-Roussillon regions.
As at 31st December 2015, the workforce of the Marseille
division stood at 20 officers: 1 regional division head,
2 deputy heads, 14 inspectors and 3 administrative officers,
under the authority of the ASN regional representative.
The activities and installations to regulate comprise:
In Cadarache (Bouches du Rhône
département):
•
CEA Cadarache research centre (21 BNIs);
•
ITER.
In Marcoule (Gard
département):
•
the Mélox plant;
•
CEA Marcoule research centre
(Atalante and Phénix BNIs);
•
the Centraco plant;
•
the Gammatec ioniser.
In Narbonne (Aude
département):
•
the Ecrin facility on the Malvési site.
In Marseille (Bouches du Rhône
département):
•
the Gammaster ioniser.
•
20 external-beam radiotherapy departments;
•
6 brachytherapy departments;
•
28 nuclear medicine departments;
•
170 interventional radiology departments;
•
160 tomography devices;
•
about 2,500 medical diagnostic radiology devices;
•
about 4,500 dental diagnostic radiology devices;
•
some 111 laboratories possessing radiation sources;
•
2 cyclotrons producing radioisotopes;
•
13 head offices and 8 branch offices
of industrial radiography companies;
•
some 180 industrial organisations
possessing radiation sources;
•
460 users of lead detectors;
•
some 60 veterinary surgeons using
diagnostic radiology devices;
•
5 head offices of laboratories approved for taking
environmental radioactivity measurements;
•
10 head offices of organisations approved
for radiation protection controls.
T
he Marseille division
of ASN carried out 162 inspections in the Provence - Alpes - Côte
d’Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon and Corse regions in 2015, of which 70 were in the BNIs,
83 in small-scale nuclear activities and 9 in the transport of radioactive substances.
One hundred and fifty-six significant events were notified to the Marseille division, of which
69 occurred in BNIs, 3 in the transport of radioactive substances and 84 in small-scale nuclear
activities. Among the notified events concerning BNIs, 6 were rated level 1. Amon the notified
events in small-scale nuclear activities, 2 were rated level 1, to which can be added the events
concerning radiotherapy patients, of which 1 was rated level 2 on the ASN-SFRO scale and
6 were rated level 1.
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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