1. Preparation for the IRRS mission
in France in 2014
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Workshop on issues and trends
arising from the European IRRS missions
January 22nd 2014 1

2. Resources devoted to the IRRS preparation
Contents
Context
Choice of scope
Time schedule
Resources devoted to the IRRS preparation
Tools for the IRRS preparation 2

3. Previous IRRS missions in France
Context
Previous IRRS missions in France
2006 : full scope mission
2009 : follow-up mission
New European directive on nuclear safety of nuclear installations 3

4. Choice of scope
In 2014, a full scope IRRS review that includes, besides the required modules :
Additional areas
Transport
Control of medical exposures
Occupational radiation protection
Control of radioactive discharges and materials for clearance
Environmental monitoring
Control of chronic exposures and remediation
(Tailored module on Fukushima)
Review of regulations relating to :
Radiation sources applications
Research reactors
Nuclear power plants
Fuel cycle facilities
Waste management facilities
Decommissioning
Interfaces with nuclear security 4

5. Time schedule 5

6. Time schedule
For a full scope mission, start the self-assessment at least one year in advance
(but not too early, for the self-assessment to be up-to-date)
Discussions about the IRRS team leader: to be planned at least one year in advance 6

7. Resources devoted to the IRRS preparation
Self-assessment workload
Around 3600 questions for a full scope mission
Almost all national services involved (as well as some regional offices)
Increase with regard to the workload for the preparation of the IRRS mission in 2006
Impact on other activities of the nuclear safety authority 7

8. Tools for the IRRS preparation
Seminar with IAEA:
Very informative training
A milestone to engage everyone in the self-assessment
SARIS tool
Not used so far
To better track changes during the answer phase
To avoid loss of information in case of parallel use
Planned to be used once answers are validated
In particular for the analysis and the action plan 8

9. Tools for the IRRS preparation
Self-assessment questionnaires
Very detailed
A potential for optimization
A suggestion :
Distinguishing several levels of questions for each module
Anwering high-level questions would be required
Answering detailed questions would be optional
Without reducing the scope of IRRS missions 9

10. IRRS : a very useful mechanism for improvement
Conclusion
IRRS : a very useful mechanism for improvement
ASN is fully committed to the IRRS preparation
Suggestions to improve the IRRS self-assessment process:
Optimize of the self-assessment questionnaires
Strenghten the graded approach in the self-assessment:
For each IRRS module, have the option to focus on high-level questions
Without changing the scope of the IRRS 10

11. Questions ? 11