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Enhancing Nuclear Safety
Annual Report 2017
The annual report offers a comprehensive panorama of the year’s key events.
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IRSN – Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety – is the French national public expert in nuclear and radiological risks.As a research and expert appraisal organization, IRSN contributes to the implementation of public policies concerning nuclear safety and security and health and environmental protection against ionizing radiation.
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Nuclear safety
IRSN contributes to the safety of existing and future nuclear facilities through a wide range of activities: examining the files submitted by Operators of facilities in operation or under construction, supporting inspection teams from the French safety authority, contributing to the process of updating national and international regulations, developing research programs regarding the prevention of accidents...
Radiation protection
With ionizing radiation being found in such wide-ranging applications, radiation protection for workers and the public is an essential aspect of IRSN’s activity.
IRSN is responsible for performing radiological monitoring of the environment throughout France, carries out research and analysis to better understand the exposure of workers exposed to radiation, and works to improve the conditions of patient exposure.
Emergency, post-accident situations
In the event of an incident or accident involving sources of ionizing radiation, IRSN provides guidance to public authorities on the technical, public health and medical measures to be taken to protect the population, workers and the environment, while restoring safety at facilities. IRSN's emergency response center can be called in at all times.
Security and non-proliferation
IRSN contributes to national and international efforts to control nuclear and sensitive materials and protect facilities against malicious acts, through the enforcement of treaties on control of nuclear and sensitive materials, and the escort of international and national inspection teams.
Flamanville EPR reactor
Conclusions of the assessment by IRSN (the French technical support organisation) and the Nuclear Pressure Equipment Department of ASN (the French nuclear safety authority) of the serviceability of the closure head and lower head of the Flamanville EPR reactor pressure vessel.
A global partner
North & South America
51 partnerships with American, Canadien and Cuban organizations.
Contracts and cooperations with NRC, DOE...
Africa & the Middle-East
3 partnerships with local authorities.
Contracts with NNR, FANR, STEG, CNESTEN...
Asia & Oceania
39 agreements with organizations from 6 countries.
European Union
153 agreements with organizations from 19 countries.
Contracts with BNRA, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, GEN-Energija...
Outside European Union
42 partnerships with organizations from other European countries.
Contracts with SNRIU, Novarka...
IRSN is a global player with 329 active cooperation agreements and contracts in 47 countries.
As a technical safety organization (TSO), IRSN is also operating scientific partnership and providing scientific cooperation and services through agreements with international organizations, and is a founding member or partner in 14 organizations and networks. More
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Organized by IRSN under the auspices of the NEA of OECD, the 11th edition of the International Conference on Nuclear Criticality safety (ICNC) will be held at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris, from September 15 to 20, 2019.
Through IRSN, France will expand its support to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on non-proliferation. The services offered under the Mentoring Program are intended primarily for developing countries.
Recommended by the Ministre d'État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition and Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and further to a resolution issued by the Council of Ministers held the 21st of November 2018, Marie-France Bellin, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors at the Institute of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety.
Used in various facilities in the nuclear fuel cycle, a glovebox is sensitive equipment. A fire can result in the loss of containment and the release of radioactive material into the environment. This is why IRSN has launched in 2013 a research program now supported by Japan.
The French Nuclear Safety Authority requested IRSN to provide a state of the art for new radiation therapy devices coupling a linear electron accelerator to a magnetic resonance imaging system (MR-linac).
Fields of activity
IRSN contributes to the safety of existing and future nuclear facilities, and to radiological monitoring of the national territory and workers exposed to ionizing radiations.
IRSN offers its expertise and services in nuclear safety, human radiation protection and protection of the environment to authorities and industrials across the world.
IRSN is also an active partner in :
Research
IRSN’s research focuses not only on acquiring new scientific knowledge, but also on developing technical tools required to control risks and help expand the Institute's expertise capabilities. These programs are adapted to take into account normative, regulatory, technological, industrial and social issues.
