ASN Report 2017

254 ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2017 Chapter 08  - Regional overview of nuclear safety and radiation protection OCCITANIE introduced by Decree 2014-996 of 2nd September 2014, which changes the division of competences between Dreal and ASN in these installations. For the Areva Malvési ICPE in Narbonne, licensed by Prefectural Order and under the oversight of the classified installations inspectorate, occupational radiation protection is subject to joint monitoring by Dreal and ASN. One significant radiation protection event was reported to ASN in 2017. ASN takes positive note of this reporting, as it contributes to the licensee’s transparency actions, but expects greater rigour in the curative and preventive measures applied to deal with such events. On this account, ASN participated in a widened health, safety and working conditions committee meeting in July 2017 convened on the installation following various adverse events. 1.4 Radiation protection of the public and the environment Mining sites In 2017, ASN continued to assist the Dreal in the monitoring of former uranium mining sites in the Hérault département . Further to discussions with the Regional Health Agency (ARS), the Dreal of Occitanie and Areva Mines concerning monitoring of the former mining sites of Lodévois (Hérault département), the Dreal referred matters to ASN, firstly concerning the analysis of the conditions defined by Areva for the management of the old mining waste rock used in the public domain, secondly concerning the redevelopment work on the land of the former Bosc mining site which is to accommodate the future Michel- Chevalier regional business park (PRAE). In 2017, ASN gave a specific response about the methods of demolishing the buildings situated on the future regional business park, and plans giving a response to the remaining referred matters during 2018. 1.5 Nuclear safety and radiation protection in the transport of radioactive substances ASN carried out 8 inspections in the area of radioactive substance transport addressing diverse players in 2017: BNIs, hospital centres and research organisations in Occitanie. In the BNIs, on completion of the inspection carried out on the Golfech NPP, ASN considers that the site’s organisation to ascertain the conformity of the packagings used to ship radioactive substances is on the whole satisfactory. Further to the inspections conducted on the Mélox plant and the Centraco facility, ASN also considers that the measures taken by the licensees of these two BNIs with regard to the shipment and reception of radioactive substances are satisfactory. In the field of small-scale nuclear research, ASN underlines the good practices observed during the inspection carried out in 2017. The documentary systemmust nevertheless be improved. In the medical field and in nuclear medicine departments in particular, the issues, the responsibilities and, more generally, the regulations relating to transport are still insufficiently taken into consideration, particularly in the management system of the centres. In some of the inspected centres ASN has nevertheless noted that inspections are carried out on reception and departure of the packages, which is an improvement in the management of this activity. 2. Additional information 2.1 Informing the public Press conferences ASN gave two press conferences on the situation of nuclear safety and radiation protection in the Occitanie region, held in Montpellier and Toulouse on the 3rd and 4th of October 2017 respectively. They addressed the safety of the Golfech NPP, of the Marcoule platform and the Ecrin facility, the transport of radioactive substances in the region and the radiation protection culture deficiencies observed in operating theatres. Work with the Local Information Committees (CLIs) ASN accompanied the work of the Golfech CLI by participating in one general assembly and several technical commissionmeetings. The CLI moreover designated observers who attended several inspections conducted by the ASN Bordeaux division at the Golfech NPP. ASN was involved in the activities of the Marcoule-Gard CLI, and presented the results of its oversight actions conducted in 2017. ASN underlines the commitment of the members of this CLI regarding questions relating to BNI decommissioning and post-accident management. In accordance with the provisions introduced by Act 2015-992 of 17th August 2015 relative to the Energy Transition for Green Growth Act, the Marcoule-Gard and Golfech CLIs each organised a public meeting held on 7th and 8th November respectively, in which ASN participated. The public meeting organised by the Golfech CLI was devoted more specifically to the integration of the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident, the updating of the off-site emergency plan around the NPP, and 2 events that occurred in 2017 and were rated level 2 on the INES scale. The public meeting organised by the Marcoule-Gard CLI was devoted more specifically to application of the defence-in-depth concept to the Marcoule site facilities, during which ASN took positive note of the way the CLI fostered the involvement of the residents, living both near to and further from the site.