The amount of the financial guarantee required by Article R. 1333-162 is established on the basis of a national scale which defines a take-back cost taking into account the nature of the radionuclide, the initial activity of the sealed radioactive source and the existence or absence of a disposal route in France. This amount takes into account the take-back cost set by the national scale and the number of sealed radioactive sources that will be taken back from users.
The Nuclear Safety Authority shall arrange for the financial guarantee to be implemented in the event that the supplier or holder fails to fulfil the take-back obligation as provided for in II of Article R. 1333-161.
When a holder defaults in the performance of the take-back obligation at the request of the Nuclear Safety Authority, the supplier may activate the financial guarantee.