Declarations of Transport Accidents and Incidents in France and Contribution to the IAEA Database Evtram

Abstract

The organisation is described for gathering information concerning incidents and accidents in France. In 1997, 13 incidents were listed, 6 of which met the criteria of the EVTRAM database. They comprised a loss of sources at sea at a depth of 3000 m, the derailment of a train carrying irradiated fuel, the exceeding of the non-fixed statutory contamination limits during the transport of irradiated fuel, the inadequate securing of containers of waste, the inadequate packaging of used sources and the theft of a gammagraph. Certain corrective measures, taken following these events, are described in the conclusion.