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2. Potential risks, residual risks, acceptable risks
For a given facility, a clear distinction must first be made between potential and residual risks. Potential radiological risks are associated with the nature and quantities of radioactive substances present in the facility, and with the energies capable of dispersing them within the facility or into the environment. Residual radiological risks are those that remain after taking into account the technical and organizational measures taken to ensure nuclear safety (in its broadest sense).
The residual radiological risks associated with a basic nuclear facility cannot be strictly zero, and it is the acceptability of these risks that the public authorities must assess before issuing the necessary authorizations for its operation. On a technical level, this assessment can only be made by taking into account both the more or less likely nature and the more or less serious...
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Bibliography
Websites
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) http://www.icrp.org
Legifrance, public service for the dissemination of law via the Internet http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
Regulations
Directive n° 2009/71/Euratom of June 25, 2009, establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations.
Directive No. 2014/87/Euratom of July 8, 2014, establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations.
Law no. 2006-686 of June 13, 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety.
Decree no. 2007-1557...
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