3Rd French National Report on Implementation of the Obligations of The

3Rd French National Report on Implementation of the Obligations of The

3rd French national report on implementation of the obligations of the Convention on nuclear safety - Issued for the 2005 Peer review meeting - English version – Original report in French July 2004 Content Table of contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................5 1. General introduction.............................................................................................................................5 2. Main changes with respect to the 2nd French report.............................................................................7 2.1 Changes in nuclear safety supervision in 2002 .............................................................................7 2.2 Changes in the content of the third report with respect to the second report.................................7 2.3 Topical safety issues in France in 2004.........................................................................................7 3. Nuclear national policy and practices.................................................................................................12 3.1 General policy..............................................................................................................................12 3.2 Nuclear power plants...................................................................................................................12 3.3 Nuclear research reactors ...........................................................................................................13 3.4 Regulatory framework..................................................................................................................13 A. GENERAL PROVISIONS..................................................................................................................15 4. Article 4 : Implementing measures.....................................................................................................15 5. Article 5 : Reporting ...........................................................................................................................15 6. Article 6 : Existing nuclear installations ..............................................................................................15 6.1 Nuclear installation in France ......................................................................................................15 6.2 Safety assessments.....................................................................................................................15 6.3 Main safety improvements to nuclear power reactors..................................................................16 6.4 Main safety improvement for nuclear research reactors..............................................................20 B. LEGISLATION AND REGULATION.................................................................................................23 7. Article 7 : Legislative and regulatory framework.................................................................................23 7.1 Legislative and regulatory framework ..........................................................................................23 7.2 Basic Nuclear Installations regulations ........................................................................................25 7.3 Basic Nuclear Installation supervision .........................................................................................28 8. Article 8 : Regulatory body.................................................................................................................37 8.1 The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) ............................................................................................37 8.2 The other supervision players......................................................................................................43 9. Article 9 : Responsibility of the licence holder....................................................................................46 C. GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATION...........................................................................................47 10. Article 10 : Priority to safety .............................................................................................................47 10.1 Regulatory requests...................................................................................................................47 10.2 Measures taken for power reactors ...........................................................................................47 10.3 Measures taken for research reactors .......................................................................................49 10.4 Analysis by the regulator ...........................................................................................................50 11. Article 11 : Financial and human resources .....................................................................................51 11.1 Regulatory request ....................................................................................................................51 11.2 Resources allocated to safety in nuclear power plants..............................................................51 11.3 Resources allocated to safety in research reactors ...................................................................52 11.4 Analysis by the regulator ...........................................................................................................53 12. Article 12 : Human factors................................................................................................................55 12.1 Regulatory requests...................................................................................................................55 12.2 Steps taken concerning human factors in EDF nuclear power plants........................................55 12.3 Steps taken concerning human factors in research reactors .....................................................57 12.4 Analysis by the regulator ...........................................................................................................58 France third report under the CNS - July 2004 - 3 Content 13. Article 13 : Quality assurance.......................................................................................................... 61 13.1 Regulatory requests.................................................................................................................. 61 13.2 EDF's quality assurance policy and programme ....................................................................... 61 13.3 Quality assurance policy and programme in research reactors ................................................ 63 13.4 Analysis by the regulator........................................................................................................... 65 14. Article 14 : Assessment and verification of safety ........................................................................... 67 14.1 Regulatory requests.................................................................................................................. 67 14.2 Safety reviews and verifications carried out at nuclear power plants ........................................ 69 14.3 Safety reviews and verifications carried out on research reactors ............................................ 72 14.4 Analysis by the regulator........................................................................................................... 73 15. Article 15 : Radiation protection ...................................................................................................... 75 15.1 Radiation protection regulation ................................................................................................. 75 15.2 Measures taken by EDF in the field of radiation protection....................................................... 80 15.3 Measure taken in the field of radiation protection for research reactors.................................... 83 15.4 Regulatory surveillance in the radiation protection field ............................................................ 85 15.5 Summary of regulatory monitoring and checks......................................................................... 86 16. Article 16 : Emergency preparedness ............................................................................................. 88 16.1 General emergency response provisions.................................................................................. 88 16.2 The role and organisation of the ASN....................................................................................... 91 16.3 The role and organisation of the operators ............................................................................... 94 16.4 Accident simulation drills......................................................................................................... 100 16.5 Lessons learned : development in nuclear emergency provisions.......................................... 101 D. SAFETY OF INSTALLATIONS...................................................................................................... 105 17. Article 17 : Siting ........................................................................................................................... 105 17.1 Regulatory request.................................................................................................................. 105 17.2 The situation during

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