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Article R1333-17 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

When the person responsible for a nuclear activity carries out compulsory measurements of environmental radioactivity in order to contribute to the monitoring of exposure of the population and the environment, he shall have these measurements carried out by a laboratory approved under the conditions laid down in article R. 1333-26 or by the Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire. It shall ensure that the results are transmitted to the…

Article R1333-18 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

I.-The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall appoint at least one radiation protection advisor to assist and advise on all matters relating to the radiation protection of the general public and the environment, as well as those relating to the measures for the collective protection of workers from ionising radiation referred to in Article L. 1333-27. This advisor is : 1° Either a natural person, referred to as: a…

Article R1333-19 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

I.-Depending on the nature of the activity carried out, the radiation protection advisor : 1° Advise on : a) the preliminary examination, from the point of view of radiation protection, of the plans of the installations, in particular with regard to the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7 ; b) Periodic verification of the effectiveness of the internal control, procedures and technical devices referred to in Article R. 1333-15; c)…

Article R1333-20 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

I.-To be appointed as a radiation protection advisor, the following is required: 1° For the person competent in radiation protection, a training certificate issued by a training organisation mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4451-125 of the Labour Code ; 2° For the competent radiation protection organisation, a certification issued by a certifying body mentioned in 2° of Article R. 4451-125 of the Labour Code. II – The radiation protection…

Article R1333-21 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

I.-The person responsible for the nuclear activity shall declare to the competent authority any significant radiation protection events, in particular : 1° Events leading or likely to lead to significant and unplanned exposure of a person ; 2° Significant deviations from the conditions laid down in the authorisation issued for activities subject to such an administrative regime or laid down in regulatory requirements or special requirements or rules applicable to…

Article R1333-22 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

Any malicious act or attempted malicious act involving a category A, B or C ionising radiation source or batch of radioactive sources, as well as any loss of such sources, shall be reported without delay by the person responsible for the nuclear activity: 1° To the police force with territorial jurisdiction ; 2° The representative of the State in the département where the incident occurred; 3° To the competent authority…

Article R1333-23 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

Any estimate of doses to which the population is exposed takes into account doses resulting from external exposure to ionising radiation and from the incorporation of radionuclides. It is calculated for a representative person, based on scenarios that are as realistic as possible.

Article R1333-24 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

For the calculation of effective doses and equivalent doses, an order of the ministers responsible for radiation protection and labour defines, taking into account the effects of radionuclides on the various tissues and organs of the human body: 1° The calculation methods and weighting factors to be used ; 2° The conversion coefficient values for external exposure to ionising radiation; 3° The effective dose values incurred per unit of activity…

Article R1333-25 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

I.-The purpose of the national network for measuring environmental radioactivity is to contribute to the monitoring of public exposure to ionising radiation and to inform the public. It gathers : 1° The results of measurements of environmental radioactivity carried out by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and by laboratories approved under the conditions laid down in article R. 1333-26 ; 2° Summary documents on the estimated doses…

Article R1333-26 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

The laboratories for measuring radioactivity in the environment, mentioned in Article R. 1333-25, are approved by the Nuclear Safety Authority. The application for approval or renewal of approval shall be sent to the Nuclear Safety Authority together with a dossier including : 1° Information on the laboratory, its organisation, quality, activity, staff qualifications and technical performance; 2° The list and results of inter-laboratory comparison tests in which the laboratory has…

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Section 1: General measures for the protection of the general public against ionising radiation.

Article R1333-17 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-18 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-19 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-20 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-21 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-22 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-23 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-24 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-25 of the French Public Health Code

Article R1333-26 of the French Public Health Code

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