The ASN (French Nuclear Safety Authority) guarantees, on behalf of the French State, the enforcement of nuclear safety regulations in order to protect the general public, patients, workers and the environment. It also helps to inform the public.
The Nuclear Safety Authority was set up by the nuclear transparency and safety law (known as the TSN law) as an independent administrative ...
The purpose of a public inquiry is to inform the public about an issue, and to gather its views, suggestions and counter-proposals, in order to provide the competent bodies with all the required elements. It is governed by the Environmental Code.
Launch of the public inquiry
A public inquiry is opened by the prefect in any community having part of its territory within a 5-km radius of the ...