HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE GOVERNANCE OF NUCLEAR ISSUES?

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EXAMPLE OF FRANCE

NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES : COMPLEX AND �SENSITIVE TOPICS

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GETTING STARTED

• CLI = Local information commitee)
• ANCCLI = National council of local information commitees
• ASN = French Nuclear regulation authority
• TSN = Transparence et sécurité nucléaire (Nuclear safety and transparency act, 2006)
• TECV = Transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (Moving toward renewable energy act, 2015)

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Local Information Committees (CLIs)

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LOCAL INFORMATION COMMITTEES (CLI)

• Represent a diversity of contexts and experiences
• They address various topics related to Nuclear sites’ safety and potential impacts
• They are a link with local population
• ASN’s, Regulator’s and States’ representatives, local NGOs, experts, Unions and local government representatives are parts of the meetings

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CLIS ON FRENCH TERRITORY�=�2 000 MEMBERS��FOR��> 2,5 M RESIDENTS

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ANCCLI AND CLIS ARE NEUTRAL STAKEHOLDERS �IT’S A LONG WAY TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY

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MISSIONS

• Article 22 of TSN act
• “(…) a local information committee (…) tasked with a general follow-up, information and consultation mission in the field of nuclear safety, radioprotection and the impact of nuclear activities on persons and the environment as far as the site installations are concerned.”
• «  (…) missions, of consultancy services performed, including epidemiological studies, and have any measurement or analysis of the environment (…) »

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• TECV law – 2015
• Offer new missions to CLI
• public meeting
• consultation on emergency plan, decommissioning strategy
• visit of NPP site after safety event

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LOCAL INFORMATION COMMISSION (CLI)

• Previous mission :
• CLIs activities were focused on conveying official information to populations
• New missions: CLIs are developing their own expertise to act as advisors in the decision making-process
• Field of competences: Radiological protection, nuclear safety, impacts on persons and environment
• Ability to request epidemiological studies, environmental analyses…

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CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

• Consultation of the CLIs on:
• new law projects
• public inquiries
• updates of emergency plans
• Example: MOX authorization file: Questions and conclusions of the CLI given to investigating commissioners

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CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

• Inspection with ASN
• Samples of water on piezometer
• Analysis by independant laboratory (intercomparison ASN EDF and CLI results)

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CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

• CLIs’ meetings
• Presentation of reports by operator (EDF) and by regulator (ASN)
• Presentation of all information regarding safety, environment, health…

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CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

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• Mandatory public meeting once a year
• Since the TECV Law (2015), CLIs must organize a public meeting at least once a year

CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

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• Since the TECV law (2015)
• Consultation of the CLIs for emergency plan's updates
• Emergency drills
• Participation of members of CLIs as observers

CLIS WANT TO BE AUTONOMOUS ACTORS

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• For CLIs, communication is not only about providing information. It also means to:
• Exchange
• Discuss
• Share several opinions
• Develop one own understanding
• Develop knowledges
• …

CLIs want to develop their own expertise, to participate to the decision making-processes and raise public awareness on emergency procedures

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National council of local information commitees

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ANCCLI AS NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

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• Participation in territorial CLI's meetings
• ANCCLI’s meetings
• Meetings with national & international partners (ministries, parliament, high committee on transparency and safety, Regulator, TSO, Operators, European Commission….)
• 9 white book to share knowledges
• Engaging studies and expertises
• Newsletters
• Technical dialogues ongoing partnership with IRSN

CONCLUSIONS

OURS RECOMMANDATIONS FOR STAKEHOLDERS & CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLMENT ON NUCLEAR ISSUES

PUBLIC NEEDS TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY

• Civil society is an essential actor in nuclear safety
• Needs:
• Trust
• Information
• Transparency
• Concertation
• …

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IT IS NECESSARY TO LEAVE TIME TO TIME IT IS OFTEN HIM WHICH OPENS US OUR EYES

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CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION, DIALOGUE ... ARE TOOLS TO ENABLE CITIZENS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND…� �NOT TO RESTORE LOST OF TRUST 

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LET’S US TO BE IMAGINATIVE AND FIND NEW FORM OF DEBATE TO INVOLVE MORE AND MORE POPULATIONS

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CONCLUSIONS

EXAMPLES OF IMPLICATION ON DECISION MAKING PROCESS

PNGMDR

• Regular Technicals dialogues made it possible to mobilize civil society during the french National Debate (PNGMDR) on Nuclear Waste Management and disposal issues (2019)

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AGEING

• Regular meetings, with the CLI, in the territories have made it possible to present to the inhabitants the major issues of the continued operation of the reactors beyond 40 years

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ENQUETE PUBLIQUE

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MORE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES, MORE TRUST, CONFIDENCE, TIME TO LEARN…IS EXPECTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

It’s a long road that needs :

Patience, Humility, Pragmatism, Sincerity, Loyalty and Transparency

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CONCLUSIONS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Yves LHEUREUX

yveslheureux@anccli.org

www.anccli.org

@anccli on Twitter

Vigilance exercised by the civil society contributes to safety