National and international current developments

The news at the national level concern information on events occurred during the year 2009 such licensing of dismantling, irradiation accidents in radiotherapy or industry, control on the construction of the EPR reactor of Flamanville, report on events happened in radiotherapy, inspections, radioactive waste management. At the international level, are detailed the meetings of commissions and working groups (Western european nuclear regulators association, W.E.N.R.A., regulatory assistance management group, R.A.M.G., heads of European radiation control authorities, H.E.R.C.A., European nuclear safety regulator group, E.N.S.R.E.G.. Out of European union are a workshop organised by IAEA and an international conference on efficient nuclear regulation also organised by IAEA, a meeting of the committee of regulatory nuclear activities (C.N.R.A.) created by N.E.A., a conference between France, Japan and United States on fast neutron reactors. Then, bilateral relations are given between Belgium and France on crisis exercises and inspections, between France and Spain that led to cooperation agreements on radiological emergency situations, between U.S.A. and France where the N.R.C. expressed his desire to participate in inspections on construction of E.P.R. at Flamanville. A Japanese delegation was received by A.s.n. to discuss on safety requirements for the fire protection in nuclear installations. Some congress and conferences are reported. Publications of A.s.n. are detailed. The works of the different experts groups are summarized, these groups worked on waste, nuclear pressure equipment, reactors, laboratories and plants, radiation protection in medical and industrial field. The high committee for the transparency and information on nuclear safety (H.C.T.I.S.I.N.) worked on transparency about radioactive waste management. (N.C.)