Contents THE FOURTH PERIODIC SAFETY REVIEW • What is the purpose of the periodic safety review? What does it involve? 4 • Substantial work carried out according to a set schedule 6 • A vigorous expert assessment process to support ASNR’s decision 8 ASNR’S DECISION AND REQUIREMENTS • ASNR’s decision on the generic phase of the fourth periodic safety review 10 • Priority improvements to be carried out from the ten-yearly outage and beyond 22 • Substantial work to improve safety 24 INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC • The general public involved throughout the periodic safety review 28 • Your questions, our answers 30 NOTE TO READERS: the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR), created by the law on the organisation of the governance of nuclear safety and radiation protection of 21 May 2024, came into operation on 1 January 2025. It brings together the duties, activities and teams of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and, for the most part, those of the French Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) within a single organisation. Words marked with an asterisk can be found in the glossary on page 34.
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