Article R1333-16 of the French Public Health Code
I.-The operator of a nuclear activity discharging significant quantities of radionuclides into the environment in its effluents shall propose discharge limit values to the competent authority, taking into account : 1° the use of the best available techniques under technically and economically acceptable conditions ; 2° the characteristics of the installation 3° its geographical location 4° Local environmental conditions; 5° the estimated doses received by the potentially exposed population. The…