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2.2 Informing the public
Press conferences
In2015, the Strasbourgdivisionheld twopress conferences
in Strasbourg and Metz on the situation of nuclear safety
and radiation protection.
Work with the Local Information
Committees (CLIs)
The Strasbourg division took part in various meetings
of the CLIs of Fessenheim and Cattenom. During these
meetings, ASNmore specifically presented its assessment
of the safety situation of the nuclear facilities concerned,
and its analysis of events that occurred in the nuclear power
plants during the year. Subjects relating to themanagement
of waste in the nuclear power plants and the control of
discharges into the environment were also broached.
The Strasbourg division also invited the CLI members
to attend inspections performed in the EDF facilities as
observers on several occasions. They were thus able to
have amore precise viewof ASN’s inspections and relations
with the licensee.
Public information actions
Within the frameworkof a teachers trainingweekorganised
by the
“Maison pour la science en Alsace”,
the Strasbourg
divisiongave a talk to some twenty junior secondary school
science teachers to present them the role of ASN, as well
as basic nuclear safety and radiation protection concepts.
2.3 The other notable events
Management of emergency situations
On 28th May 2015, the one-site emergency plan was
triggered at theCattenomNPPwhen a valve on the reactor 1
secondary system jammed in the open position. ASN
was informed immediately and deployed its emergency
response organisation. The Strasbourg division seconded
an officer to the Moselle prefecture to provide technical
support, and a teamof inspectors went to the emergency
management premises of the Cattenom NPP. ASN also
carried out an on-site inspection the very next day.
This event was rated level 1 on the INES scale. No increase
in radioactivity was measured in the environment of the
nuclear power plant. The investigations showed that
the incident was caused by an equipment failure. ASN
considers that the eventswerewellmanagedby the licensee.
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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