The French nuclear safety authority (ASN) presents its report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2008. This report is required by Article 7 of the Nuclear Transparency and Security Act of 13 June 2006. It was submitted to the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly, pursuant to Article 7 of the above-mentioned Act. It was presented on 9 April 2009 to the members of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) and to the press.