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ORLÉANS DIVISION
THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
IN 2015 IN THE CENTRE, LIMOUSIN AND ILE-DE-FRANCE
REGIONS REGULATED BY
THE ORLÉANS DIVISION
The Orléans division is responsible for regulating nuclear safety
and radiation protection in the 9
départements
of the Centre and
Limousin regions. The Orléans division is also at the disposal
of the ASN Paris regional representative, under whose authority
it regulates the safety of the BNIs of the Ile-de-France region.
As at 31st December 2015, the workforce of the Orléans
division stood at 27 officers: 1 regional division head,
4 deputy heads, 18 inspectors and 4 administrative officers,
under the authority of the ASN regional representative.
The activities and installations to regulate comprise:
•
the Belleville-sur-Loire NPP (2 reactors of 1,300 MWe);
•
the Dampierre-en-Burly NPP (4 reactors of 900 MWe);
•
the Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux site: the NPP (2 reactors
of 900 MWe) in operation, as well as the 2 French
gas-cooled reactors (GCR) undergoing decommissioning
and the irradiated graphite sleeve storage silos;
•
the Chinon site: the NPP in operation (4 reactors
of 900 MWe), the 3 French GCRs undergoing
decommissioning, the Irradiated Material Facility
(AMI) and the Inter-Regional Fuel Warehouse (MIR);
•
the 8 BNIs in the CEA Saclay centre, including
the Osiris and Orphee experimental reactors;
•
the UPRA (Artificial Radionuclide Production Plant)
operated by CIS bio international in Saclay;
•
the 2 BNIs undergoing decommissioning
in CEA’s Fontenay-aux- Roses centre;
•
12 radiotherapy centres;
•
5 brachytherapy departments;
•
12 nuclear medicine departments;
•
48 interventional radiology departments;
•
65 tomography devices;
•
1,600 medical radiology devices;
•
2,100 dental radiology devices;
•
20 industrial radiography companies (including
6 gamma radiography contractors);
•
about 400 industrial, veterinary and research
devices subject to the licensing system;
•
about 120 industrial, veterinary and research
devices subject to the notification system.
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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