Public consultation January 2024 to September 2024 Between January and September 2024, ASN and IRSN held discussions with members of the general public located close to the nuclear power plants concerned, at public meetings and topic-based workshops. This voluntary consultation, conducted at the initiative of the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Security (HCTISN), also involved webinars on topics such as climate change, accident management, ageing, etc. In addition to EDF, ASN and IRSN, local information committees (CLIs) were also involved in this initiative. Internet users were also able to ask their questions via the dedicated Internet platform where the answers provided are published in full During the consultation, the public expressed concerns regarding the following topics in particular : • ageing of facilities; • lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident ; • the consequences of climate change on the operation of reactors ; • EDF’s ability to implement the planned programme, and the human and organisational factors involved ; • management of hazards ; • assessment of the level of safety of the 1,300 MWe reactors in comparison with the EPR* reactor at Flamanville. ASNR has satisfied itself that the issues raised during the consultation process were thoroughly examined during its assessment where they related to the periodic safety review. 5webinars between January and September 2024 8 public meetings 3topic-based workshops As a final step, ASNR organised an online consultation from 16 May to 15 June 2025 to gauge public opinion on the draft decision. ASNR has published a summary of this consultation on its website. The online consultation confirmed the points requiring particular attention that had been expressed during the previous steps, and had already been taken into account by ASNR. ASNR has satisfied itself that the new issues relating to the periodic safety review were thoroughly examined during the assessment, and updated its decision as well as the accompanying documents accordingly. ASNR will continue its dialogue with the public, in particular via the different CLIs, at the time of the public inquiry for each reactor . On-line consultation May 2025 to June 2025 131 comments gathered on asn.fr Conditions for the continued operation of 1,300 MWe reactors beyond 40 years • 29
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