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3.3 Plant authorisation decrees
and commissioning licenses
3.3.1 Safety options
3.3.2 Public debate
3.3.3 The Creation Authorisation Decree
3.3.4 Commissioning authorisation
3.3.5 BNI modifications
3.4 Particular requirements for the prevention
of pollution and detrimental effects
3.4.1 The OSPAR Convention
3.4.2 The ESPOO Convention
3.4.3 ASN resolution 2013-DC-0360 of 16th July 2013
concerning the control of detrimental effects and the health
and environmental impact of BNIs
3.4.4 BNI discharges
3.4.5 Prevention of accidental pollution
3.5 Requirements concerning radioactive waste
and decommissioning
3.5.1 Management of BNI radioactive waste
3.5.2 Decommissioning
3.5.3 The financing of decommissioning and radioactive
waste management
3.6 Particular requirements for pressure equipment
4.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES
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4.1 International regulations
4.2 National regulations
5.
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
TO CERTAIN RISKS OR CERTAIN
PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES
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5.1 Contaminated sites and soils
5.2 ICPEs utilising radioactive substances
5.3 The regulatory framework for protection against
malicious acts in nuclear activities
5.4 The particular system for defence-related nuclear
activities and installations
6.
OUTLOOK
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APPENDIX
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The collection of ASN guides
Regulation exposure limits and dose levels
1.
THE GENERAL LEGAL
FRAMEWORK APPLICABLE
TO NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES
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1.1 The regulatory basis of nuclear activities
1.1.1 Radiation protection international baseline requirements
1.1.2 The Codes and the main Acts applicable to the regulation
of nuclear activities in France
1.2 The regulations applicable to the various
categories of individuals and the various
situations involving exposure to ionising radiation
1.2.1 General protection of workers
1.2.2 General protection of the general public
1.2.3 Protection of persons in a radiological emergency situation
1.2.4 Protection of the general public in a long-term exposure situation
2.
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
APPLICABLE TO SMALL-SCALE
NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES
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2.1 Procedures and rules applicable to small-scale
nuclear activities
2.1.1 The licensing system
2.1.2 The registration system
2.1.3 The notification system
2.1.4 Licensing the suppliers of ionising radiation sources
2.1.5 Approval of radiation protection technical supervision
organisations
2.1.6 The rules for the design of facilities
2.1.7 Radioactive resources management rules
2.2 Protection of persons exposed for medical
and forensic purposes
2.2.1 Justification of practices
2.2.2 Optimisation of exposure
2.2.3 Forensic applications of ionising radiation
2.3 Protection of persons exposed to a natural source
of ionising radiation
2.3.1 Protection of persons exposed to radon
2.3.2 Other sources of exposure to “enhanced” natural radiation
3.
THE LEGAL SYSTEM APPLICABLE
TO BASIC NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS 107
3.1 The legal bases
3.1.1 International conventions and standards
3.1.2 European texts
3.1.3 National texts
3.2 General technical regulations
3.2.1 Ministerial Orders
3.2.2 ASN statutory resolutions
3.2.3 Basic Safety Rules and ASN guides
3.2.4 French nuclear industry professional codes and standards