ASN Report 2020

1 A SN’s objectives regarding international relations P. 196 2 The European framework for ASN’s international relations P. 196 2.1 The EURATOM Treaty and its working groups 2.2 The European EuratomDirective on the Safety of Nuclear Facilities 2.3 The European EuratomDirective on the Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste 2.4 The Euratom European Directive on Radiation Protection Basic Standards 2.5 The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) 2.6 The European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange system (ECURIE) 2.7 The Western European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (WENRA) 2.8 The association of the Heads of European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA) 2.9 The European Commission’s assistance programmes 3 T he multilateral framework for ASN’s international relations P. 199 3.1 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 3.2 The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD 3.3 The Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) for new reactor models 3.4 The International Nuclear Regulators’ Association (INRA) 4 International Conventions P. 201 4.1 The Convention on Nuclear Safety 4.2 The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management 4.3 The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident 4.4 The Convention on Assistance in the Event of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency 5 T he bilateral framework for ASN’s international relations P. 202 5.1 Bilateral cooperation between ASN and its foreign counterparts 5.2 ASN assistance actions in a bilateral framework 5.3 Personnel secondments between ASN and its foreign counterparts 6 Outlook P. 205 ASN Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2020 195