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Editorial by the Commission
4

ASN: its roles, its key figures, its organisation
9

The year 2015
14

Significant events
17

Green growth energy transition bill
42

1- activities: ionising radiation and health and environmental risks
44

State of knowledge of the hazards and risks associated from ionising radiation
46

The different sources of ionising radiation
51

Monitoring of exposure to ionising radiation
54

Outlook
61

2- Principles and stakeholders in the regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection
62

The principles of nuclear safety and radiation protection
64

The stakeholders
70

Financing the regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection
85

Outlook
87

3- Regulations
88

The general legal framework applicable to nuclear activities
90

Regulatory requirements applicable to small-scale nuclear activities
101

The legal system applicable to basic nuclear installations (BNIs)
107

Regulations governing the transport of radioactive substances
121

Requirements applicable to certain risks or certain particular activities
122

Outlook
125

4- Regulation of nuclear activities and exposure to ionising radiation
130

Verifying that the licensee assumes its responsibilities
132

Ensuring that regulation is proportionate to the implications
133

Reinforcing the efficiency of ASN's means of regulation
136

Monitoring environmental radioactivity
148

Identifying and penalising deviations
158

Outlook
160

5- Radiological emergency and post-accident situations
162

Anticipating
164

Acting in emergency and post-accident situations
171

Learning from experience
176

Outlook
179

6- Public information and transparency
180

Developing relations between ASN and the public
183

Reinforcing the right to information and participation of the public
189

Outlook
197

7- International relations
198

ASN objectives in Europe and worldwide
200

Relations with the European Union
202

Multilateral international relations
208

International agreements
213

Bilateral relations
215

Outlook
223

8- Regional overview of nuclear safety and radiation protection
224

Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes and Midi-Pyrénées regions
227

Basse and Haute-Normandie regions
232

Champagne-Ardenne and Picardie regions
239

Bourgogne and Franche-Comté regions
244

Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
248

Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne region
253

Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur and Languedoc-Roussillon regions
263

Pays de la Loire and Bretagne regions
270

Centre, Limousin and Ile-de-France regions
275

Ile-de-France and overseas départements regions
283

Alsace and Lorraine regions
288

9- Medical uses of ionising radiation
294

Medical and dental radiodiagnosis installations
296

Nuclear medicine
299

External-beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
301

Blood product irradiators
306

The state of radiation protection in the medical sector
306

Outlook
320

10- Industrial, research and veterinary uses and source security
322

Industrial, research and veterinary uses of radioactive sources
324

Industrial, research and veterinary uses of electrical devices emitting ionising radiation
328

Manufacturers and distributors of radioactive sources
331

Regulations of industrial, research and veterinary facilities
332

The main incidents in 2015
340

Assessment of radiation protection in the industrial, research and veterinary fields, and outlook
344

11- Transport of radioactive substances
348

Movements and risks in the transport sector
350

Roles and responsibilitie
352

Drafting of international and European regulations
353

ASN actions
356

ASN opinion
365

12- Nuclear power plants
366

Overview of nuclear power plants
368

Nuclear safety
372

Nuclear safety and radiation protection news
391

Assessments
399

Outlook
410

13- Nuclear fuel cycle installations
412

The fuel cycle
414

Integration of the experience feedback from the Fukushima Daichii accident
428

Regulating the nuclear fuel cycle facilities
429

ASN International action
431

Outlook
432

14- Nuclear research facilities and various nuclear installations
434

CEA installations
436

Non-CEA nuclear research installations
447

The other nuclear installations
450

Outlook
454

15- Safe decommissioning of basic nuclear installations
456

Technical and legal framework for decommissioning
458

Situation of nuclear installations undergoing decommissioning in 2014
464

Outlook
476

Appendix
477

16- Radioactive waste and contaminated sites and soils
480

Radioactive waste
482

Management of sites and soils contaminated by radioactivity
505

Outlook
508

Appendix
510

Appendix A
510

Appendix B
517