on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection - Energie EDF

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT
ON NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
MY RECOMMENDATIONS
The plants must always be able to fully exercise their
responsibility as a nuclear operator making sure that
nuclear safety has top priority throughout the
deployment of the SDIN. It is vital that they mobilise
their independent nuclear safety organisations, by
reinforcing skills if necessary. Similarly, the plants
must always be able to take full possession of the SDIN.
Faced with a set of projects of this scale, of which the
SDIN is only one, I conclude that there is a need for a
high-level supervisory body. The MME programme,
whose role is currently coordination, could well be
made a permanent function with the role of crossorganisational
supervision. Similarly, I would like to
draw attention to the skills and authority that the future
plant-level project managers need to have. Meanwhile, I
approve the decision taken at corporate level to proceed
with the deployment of this project by stages, allowing
for the actual situations in the field.
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NUCLEAR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM: STILL A LONG ROAD AHEAD
If carried out properly and in sufficient depth, bringing
in all the stakeholders, the work on the fundamentals
of the professions and work methods, alongside the
deployment of the SDIN, will eventually bring dividends
in terms of nuclear safety. I emphasise the need to
properly assess the impact of the scale of the change
and the necessary support at each individual plant.
This means taking into full account the workload and
the situations of the professions at each plant, as well as
the need for overlap between the plants to facilitate the
sharing of experience feedback.
I also note that the plant managers need to get involved
in deploying such a project, listening to any difficulties
expressed, and be willing to engage in the field to
understand the situation and arrange for effective
compensatory and corrective measures.
Finally, I emphasise the strong commitment of
the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant staff and of the
corporate-level teams in the SDIN. Such commitment is
indispensable to successfully deploy the system in the
other plants.