Keeping the public informed of matters relating to nuclear safety and radiation protection is one of the key tasks assigned to ASN under Act no. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety.

The ASN Public Information and Documentation Centre in Paris helps to accomplish this task. It is currently the only nuclear and radiation protection information centre in France that members of the general public can visit without an appointment.

In 2008, the Centre responded to queries from more than 2,950 people ((replying to questions from Internet users and sending out copies of publications) and received about a hundred visits. It is regarded by the general public as a source of information on particular events such as the incidents at the Tricastin facility in July 2008.

DOCUMENT HOLDINGS

Visitors to the Public Information and Documentation Centre have access to more than 1,000 documents in English and French concerning the ASN's various fields of activity:

• nuclear safety,
• radiation protection,
• radiation physics,
• radiation chemistry,
• nuclear facility design,
• nuclear medicine,
• radioactive waste management,
• fuel cycle,
• risk management,
• environment,
• regulation.

These documents come from various sources as illustrated below:

ASN publications:

• Contrôle review,
• annual reports,
• fact sheets.

Publications of stakeholders in the nuclear safety and radiation protection sector, including:

• local information committees,
• facility operators,
• the IRSN (the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety) and other technical experts,
• learned societies in the fields of radiology and radiation protection,
• professional associations,
• environmental protection associations.

Administrative documents: (Users are strongly recommended to make an appointment if they wish to consult the following documents at the Centre):

• public enquiry documentation relating to new licence applications or modifications to basic nuclear installations,
• impact studies.

PERSONALISED SERVICE

The Public Information and Documentation Centre welcomes and assists visitors with their research on the spot but can also respond to online queries and requests for copies of ASN publications, etc.
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Two computers are available for use by visitors to consult the websites of various nuclear and radiation protection organisations. They can also consult CD-ROMs and view audiovisual documents.

PRACTICAL DETAILS

Address:
6 place du Colonel Bourgoin,
75012 PARIS
France

Opening hours:
Mondays to Fridays:
10:00 to 12:00 (a.m.)
and 2:00 to 5:00 (p.m.)

Telephone: +33 (0)1 40 19 87 23
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 19 86 92
E-mail: info@asn.fr

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