LES ACTIVITÉS NUCLÉAIRES : RAYONNEMENTS IONISANTS ET RISQUES POUR LA SANTÉ ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT 1.2 Parliament Parliament’s principal role in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection is to make laws. Two major Acts were passed in 2006: Act 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on Transparency and Security in the Nuclear field (known as the "TSN Act") and Programme Act 2006739 of 28 June 2006 on the sustainable management of radioactive materials and waste. In 2015, Parliament adopted Act 2015-992 of 17 August 2015 concerning Energy Transition for Green Growth (TECV Act), an entire section of which is devoted to nuclear matters (Title VI – “Reinforcing nuclear safety and information of the citizens”). This Act reinforces the framework which was created in 2006. In 2024, Parliament adopted Act 2024-450 of 21 May 2024 on the organisation of the governance of nuclear safety and radiation protection, in order to address the challenges of the nuclear industry's renewal, creating the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) on 1 January 2025, with the status of an independent administrative Authority. The latter brings together the missions previously carried out by the French Authority for Nuclear Safety (ASN) and most of those of the French Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN). Pursuant to the provisions of the Environment Code, ASNR regularly reports on its activities to Parliament, and more specifically to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST), in particular by presenting each year its Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France. ASNR also reports on its activities to the Parliamentary Commissions of the National Assembly and the Senate, notably on the occasion of hearings held by the commissions responsible for the environment or economic affairs. 1.3 The Government The Government exercises regulatory powers. It is therefore in charge of laying down the general regulations concerning nuclear safety and radiation protection. The Environment Code also tasks it with taking major decisions concerning BNIs, for which it relies on proposals or opinions from ASNR. It also has advisory authorities such as the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety (HCTISN). In the field of radiation protection, the Government exercises its regulatory powers through the provisions of the Labour and Health Codes. The Government is also responsible for civil protection in the event of an emergency. 1.3.1 – The Ministers responsible for nuclear safety and radiation protection On the advice of and, as applicable, further to proposals from ASNR, the Minister responsible for nuclear safety defines the general regulations applicable to Basic Nuclear Installations (BNIs) and those concerning the construction and use of Pressure Equipment (PE) specifically designed for these installations. High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety High Council for Prevention of Technological Hazards Central Committee for Pressure Equipment High Council for Public Health Advisory Committees of Experts General regulations Regulation of installations Clarification of Government decisions Issue of other authorisations Government Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Mission The French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection National Assembly and Senate Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices Parliamentary Commissions Major decisions concerning BNIs Creation authorisation Decommissioning Decree Examination and expert assessment Regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France ASNR Report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2025 123 01 02 05 09 06 10 03 07 11 13 04 08 12 A / Z
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