ASN Report 2017

169 ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2017 Chapter 05  - Radiological emergency and post-accident situations to continuation of the PPI update work done by the offices of the Prefects and to the new population information and iodine tablets distribution campaign for inhabitants in the zone between 10 and 20 km from the NPPs. In 2018, ASN will continue to be actively involved in the continued work on the roadmap for the major nuclear or radiological accident national response plan, in particular the work coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior with regard to the PPI perimeters for BNIs other than NPPs. ASN will also take part in the revision, coordinated by the SGDSN, of the Interministerial Directive of 7th April 2005 on the action of the public authorities in the case of an event leading to a radiological emergency situation. It will also initiate the revision of the post-accident doctrine through the work of the Codirpa. The implementation of an on-call duty system at ASN is a priority action for 2018 in order to reinforce ASN’s ability to deal with a nuclear or radiological emergency situation. The nuclear safety Authorities confirmed the need to continue with international work to improve the coordination of the respective approaches by each country in an emergency situation. In 2018, ASN will continue with the European initiatives taken with a view to harmonisation of actions to protect populations in an emergency situation on either side of a border and to develop a coordinated response by the safety and radiation protection Authorities in the event of a near or remote accident, more specifically as part of the HERCA/WENRA approach. In 2018, in order to prepare the offices of the Prefects for the performance of public protection measures or post-accident actions, certain exercises will be prolonged, as in 2017, by a phase focusing on civil protection objectives or workshops concerning the post-accident phase. In order to improve the control of urban development around nuclear sites, ASN will in 2018 be reinitiating a working group on the examination of active institutional controls, together with the services of the ministry responsible for the prevention of risks and urban development, as well as the Ministry of the Interior. Finally, in 2018, ASN will be publishing a guide for a standard PUI template and its justification part, following on from the approval of ASN resolution 2017-DC-0592 of 13th June 2017 concerning the obligations of BNI licensees regarding preparedness for and management of emergency situations.