#ECOP2612675AUpdated Nuclear Safety Report Rules for Basic Nuclear Installations
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This measure updates the rules on safety reports for basic nuclear installations in France. It clarifies that the preliminary safety report submitted with an application to create a nuclear installation must cover risks caused by the installation itself, not separate risks linked only to construction operations. Nuclear operators and project developers should separate installation safety analysis from construction-site risks that fall under other regulatory regimes, such as temporary classified facilities used during construction. The change is mainly a technical cleanup and alignment with updated French environmental, public health and defense codes.
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Key Changes
- Clarifies the scope of the preliminary safety report for new basic nuclear installations
- Excludes construction-only risks from the installation safety report when those risks are governed by separate rules
- Updates references and wording to align with changes in French environmental, public health and defense codes
Obligations
What this law requires
When submitting an application to create a basic nuclear installation, include in the preliminary safety report an analysis of the risks that the nuclear installation itself may pose to the protected interests referred to in Article L. 593-1 of the French Environmental Code.
Do not treat risks arising solely from construction operations, and not from the basic nuclear installation itself, as part of the preliminary safety report for the nuclear installation; address those risks under the regulatory regime applicable to the construction operations concerned.
Temporary classified installations for environmental protection that are needed for construction of a basic nuclear installation, but not for its operation, must comply with their own applicable regulatory regime and must not be treated as part of the basic nuclear installation.