ASN Report 2017

13 ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2017 Roles, organisation and key figures Impartiality The Commissioners perform their duties in complete impartiality and receive no instructions either from the Government or from any other person or institution. Independence The Commissioners perform their duties on a full-time basis. Their mandate is for a six-year term. It is not renewable. The duties of a Commissioner can only be terminated in the case of impediment or resignation duly confirmed by a majority of the Commissioners. The President of the Republicmay terminate the duties of a member of the Commission in the event of a serious breach of his or her obligations. Competencies The Commission issues resolutions and publishes opinions in ASN’s Official Bulletin . The Commission defines ASN external relations policy both nationally and internationally. The Commission defines ASN regulatory policy. The Chairman appoints the nuclear safety inspectors, the radiation protection inspectors, the health and safety inspectors for the nuclear power plants and the staff responsible for verifying compliance with the requirements applicable to pressure vessels. The Commission decides whether to open an inquiry following an incident or accident. Every year, it presents the ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France to Parliament. Its Chairman reports on ASN activities to the relevant commissions of the French Parliament’s National Assembly and Senate aswell as to the ParliamentaryOffice for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices. The Commission drafts ASN internal regulations and appoints its representatives to the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Security. Headquarters and the regional divisions Commission figures in 2017 42 resolutions 17 opinions 86 sessions Organisation The Commission The Commission defines ASN general policy regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection. It consists of five Commissioners, including the Chairman. Pierre-Franck CHEVET Chairman Philippe CHAUMET-RIFFAUD Commissioner Sylvie CADET-MERCIER Commissioner Lydie ÉVRARD Commissioner Margot TIRMARCHE Commissioner 12th November 2012 for 6 years 10th December 2014 for 6 years 21st December 2016 for 6 years 10th mars 2017 for 6 years 12th November 2012 for 6 years APPOINTED BY APPOINTED BY APPOINTED BY the President of the Republic the President of the Senate the President of the National Assembly ASN comprises a headquarters and eleven regional divisions with competence for one or more administrative regions. This organisation enables ASN to carry out its regulation and oversight duties over the entire country and in the overseas territories of France. The headquarters are organised thematically and are responsible at a national level for their fields of activity. The ASN regional divisions operate under the authority of the regional representatives, appointed by the ASN Chairman. They are ASN’s representatives in the regions and contribute locally to ASN’s public information role. The divisions carry out most of the direct inspections on nuclear facilities, radioactive substances transport operations and small-scale nuclear activities. In emergency situations, the regional divisions assist the Prefect of the département 1 , who is in charge of protecting the general public, and supervise the operations carried out to safeguard the facility on the site. 1. Administrative region headed by a Prefect.