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THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
IN 2015 IN THE PAYS DE LOIRE AND BRETAGNE REGIONS
REGULATED BY
THE NANTES DIVISION
The Nantes division is responsible for regulating nuclear safety,
radiation protection and the transport of radioactive substances in
the 9
départements
of the Pays de la Loire and Bretagne regions.
As at 31st December 2015, the workforce of the Nantes
division stood at 11 officers: 1 regional division head,
1 deputy head, 7 inspectors and 2 administrative officers,
under the authority of the ASN regional representative.
The activities and installations comprise:
•
the NPP of the Monts d’Arrée site*;
•
the Ionisos irradiator in Sablé-sur-Sarthe;
•
the Ionisos irradiator in Pouzauges;
•
16 radiotherapy centres (17 locations);
•
9 brachytherapy units;
•
19 nuclear medicine departments;
•
85 sites practising interventional radiology activities;
•
94 tomography devices;
•
some 5,000 medical and dental radiology devices;
•
44 industrial radiography companies
(including 10 gamma radiography contractors);
•
about 750 industrial and research equipment
licences (including more than 300 users
of devices for detecting lead in paint);
•
9 agencies for radiation protection technical controls;
•
7 radon screening organisations;
•
4 head-offices of laboratories approved for taking
environmental radioactivity measurements.
I
n 2015,
ASN’s Nantes division carried out 109 inspections, of which 2 were in BNIs,
96 in small-scale nuclear activities and 11 in the transport of radioactive substances.
Among the 56 significant events notified to the Nantes division, 3 events were rated level 1
on the INES scale and 12 events in radiotherapy were rated level 1 on the ASN-SFRO scale.
NANTES DIVISION
* The Monts d’Arrée site (Brennilis NPP currently being decommissioned)
is regulated by the ASN Caen division.
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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