Commentaries: Art. 38

Holders of an operating licence must report the following activities in particular to ENSI before they are carried out:
1. planned shutdown of a reactor;
2. restart of a reactor following shutdown due to an accident;
3. work with an anticipated collective dose exceeding 50 mSv;
4. planned non-routine discharge of radioactivity into the environment;
5. change of activated carbon in emergency filters of ventilation systems;
6. planning and execution of emergency exercises;
7. experiments on systems or components important to safety.
They must report the following activities to ENSI:
1. modifications of systems that are not subject to licence or permit;
2. changes in the content of documentation within the meaning of Articles 27 and 41.
They must report the following events and findings to ENSI:
1. any events that impair or may impair safety;
2. any other events of public interest;
3. findings that may impair safety but have not given rise to an event.
They must submit to ENSI all necessary reports as indicated in Annex 6.
ENSI shall regulate the reporting procedure in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and the method of classification of events and findings in accordance with paragraph 3 in guidelines.