The nuclear safety authority by the ASN
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Description
In 2023, the nuclear safety level was found to be satisfactory. The number of significant events at levels 1 and 2 on the INES scale has been falling for the past 5 years. Despite these good results, the French nuclear safety authority (ASN) faces a number of challenges in the future, including the prospect of extending the lifespan of our reactor fleet, continuing stress corrosion problems, the challenges of the new nuclear program with the EPR2, innovative small modular reactors, radioactive waste management and the sensitive issue of radiation protection in the medical sector. On this last point, interventional practices in operating theatres are still under the spotlight. However, we have already covered these subjects in previous issues, so we will not go into them again here
Abstract (French)
En 2023, le niveau de surete nucleaire a ete trouve satisfaisant. Celui des evenements significatifs de niveau 1 et 2 sur l'echelle d'INES est en baisse depuis 5 ans. Malgre ces bons resultats, les defis a venir de l'ASN sont nombreux avec notamment la perspective de l'allongement de la duree de vie du parc des reacteurs, la poursuite des problemes de corrosion sous contrainte, les enjeux du nouveau programme nucleaire avec l'EPR2, les petits reacteurs modulaires innovants, la gestion des dechets radioactifs et le sujet sensible de la radioprotection dans le secteur medical. Sur ce dernier point les pratiques interventionnelles en bloc operatoire sont toujours pointees du doigt. Nous avons neanmoins deja traite ces sujets dans des numeros precedents, nous n'y reviendrons donc pas iciAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- L'autorite de surete nucleaire par l'ASN
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Rayonnements Ionisants, Techniques de Mesures et de Protection
- Journal Issue
- no.2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 6-19
- ISSN
- 0397-9210
- CODEN
- RITMB3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 55105099
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; INSPECTION; NATIONAL CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC INFORMATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAINING
- Descriptors DEC
- ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL; CONTROL; EDUCATION; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; MONITORING; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 3 refs.