Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN)

What Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) does

The Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection (ASNR) is a French independent administrative authority created on January 1, 2025, succeeding the previous Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) and broadening its mandate to encompass radiation protection alongside nuclear safety. ASNR operates under the French Environment Code (Article L.592.31) as the sole national regulator responsible for the control of civil nuclear activities in France, on behalf of the French State. Its principal constituencies are civil nuclear installation operators (EDF, Orano, CEA, Newcleo, Andra), medical facilities using ionizing radiation, public-access establishments subject to radon exposure rules, and developers of advanced nuclear technologies including small modular reactors.

The authority's core operational offering consists of four statutory missions: research (including the EFFICAC program on chromium-coated accident-tolerant fuel claddings), expertise, regulation, and control of civilian nuclear activities. Its service surface includes the official Bulletin, a public consultation platform, digital teleservices portal, an incident reporting system (Signalement), the ASNR Academy training platform (QUALIOPI and OF PCR certified), and 11 territorial divisions providing on-the-ground inspection. As of December 31, 2024, the territorial divisions comprised 218 agents including 157 inspectors, covering metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions. ASNR also maintains 80-year longitudinal data on French population exposure to radioactive fallout and is reconduite as a WHO Collaborating Centre in radiation protection through July 2026.

ASNR's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through the French state budget and does not operate a pricing model, generate licensing royalties, or sell services in a market sense. The entity is not subject to private ownership, M&A, or investment capital dynamics; it is a direct extension of French state governance. Its strategic actions are therefore regulatory and institutional in character (e.g., safety opinions on Newcleo's fuel plant, authorization of the Phénix sodium treatment, revision of the radon measurement decision) rather than commercial.

Name

Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN)

Legal name

Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection

Website

https://asnr.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ASNR is the French independent administrative authority created on January 1, 2025 that regulates civil nuclear safety and radiation protection nationwide, overseeing operators such as EDF, Orano, CEA, and Andra through 11 territorial divisions and 157 inspectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Safety Regulation

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Nuclear Safety, Licensing & Regulatory Compliance (Plant Ops) (EUACADAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quality Assurance Programs & Nuclear Quality Standards (ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001, IAEA) (EUAKAEAC), Environmental & Radiological Permitting (EIA, Effluent/Discharge Authorizations) (EUAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Nuclear safety regulation
• Radiation protection oversight
• Nuclear facility inspection
• Radiological emergency response
• Nuclear safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montrouge

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: ASNR is a French independent administrative authority funded by the state budget. As a public regulatory body, it does not generate commercial revenue but is allocated public funds to fulfill its statutory missions of nuclear safety and radiation protection control.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASNR is France's independent administrative authority that regulates civil nuclear activities, conducting expert assessment, inspection, and enforcement of nuclear safety and radiation protection rules. It delivers four operational missions — research, expertise, regulation, and control — supplemented by professional training (ASNR Academy), public information, and radiological emergency support to authorities. Its tangible deliverables include binding regulatory decisions, the official Bulletin officiel, the SMR (Petits Réacteurs Modulaires) oversight program, the EFFICAC research program, the Signalement incident reporting system, and the Téléservices administrative portal.

Product overview

ASNR (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection) is a regulatory and oversight authority, not a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of digital public services including ASNR Academy for professional training in nuclear safety and radiation protection, Téléservices for administrative procedures, Signalement for incident reporting, and the official Bulletin. The organization exercises four operational missions: research, expertise, regulation, and control of civilian nuclear activities in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASNR Academy: Training division offering certified courses in nuclear safety and radiation protection for professionals working with ionizing radiation. ASNR is QUALIOPI certified and OF PCR certified.

Products and services

• ASNR Academy Professional training platform providing certified courses in nuclear safety and radiation protection, targeted at professionals and radiation protection officers (PCRs) working with ionizing radiation across all sectors.
• Téléservices Digital portal providing administrative teleservices for regulated entities and professionals interacting with ASNR for nuclear safety and radiation protection procedures.
• Signalement à l'ASNR Digital incident and significant event reporting service enabling regulated entities and the public to notify ASNR of nuclear safety or radiation protection incidents and events.
• Bulletin officiel de l'ASNR Official regulatory bulletin publishing binding regulatory decisions and official communications from ASNR, accessible to all regulated entities and the public.
• Petits Réacteurs Modulaires (PRM) Program Regulatory oversight program covering the evaluation and control of Small Modular Reactor (SMR/PRM) projects in France, providing the regulatory pathway for advanced nuclear reactor developers.
• ASNR Publications Knowledge resources collection including annual reports on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France, technical guidelines, and educational content for professionals and the public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers all of metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions through 11 territorial divisions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Health Organization (OMS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2026ASNR has been reconduite as a WHO Collaborating Centre in radiation protection for four years. This partnership involves collaboration with the World Health Organization on radiation protection matters and international expertise sharing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR): UK's independent nuclear safety and security regulator, covering nuclear site licensing, inspection, and enforcement. Comparable in mandate to ASNR, including oversight of fuel cycle, power generation, and radiation protection, with a similar focus on advanced reactor and SMR readiness.
• Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) – UAE: UAE's independent nuclear regulator overseeing the Barakah nuclear power plant and radiation activities nationwide. Comparable in being a relatively young statutory regulator building capacity for civil nuclear oversight.
• STUK – Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Finland): Finnish regulator with combined nuclear safety and radiation protection responsibilities, overseeing operating reactors, final repository (Onkalo), and SMR-related licensing. Closely analogous to ASNR's recent combined mandate.
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC): Independent federal regulator of nuclear energy and materials in Canada, with licensing, compliance, and radiation protection functions closely mirroring ASNR's combined nuclear safety and radiation protection mandate.
• Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM): Swedish authority combining radiation protection and nuclear safety oversight across power, research, and medical uses. Direct functional peer in scope, jurisdiction size, and the integrated safety/radiation protection structure now adopted by ASNR.
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): Independent U.S. federal agency that licenses and regulates civilian nuclear power plants, fuel cycle facilities, and medical/industrial uses of radioactive materials. The most direct functional analog to ASNR: statutory regulator with inspection, licensing, and rulemaking authority over all civil nuclear activities in a country.
• Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS): German federal authority responsible for radiation protection and nuclear safety oversight, including medical, occupational, and environmental exposure. Highly comparable to ASNR on the radiation protection half of its combined mandate.

Emerging players

• Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN): French public expert body in nuclear safety and radiation protection research, historically the technical support organization for ASN/ASNR. Closely adjacent peer sharing subject-matter expertise, research output, and a partial mandate overlap.

Others

• World Health Organization (WHO): UN agency with which ASNR holds a Collaborating Centre designation in radiation protection. Included as a strategic partner/ecosystem peer rather than a regulator, anchoring ASNR's international health-related standing.

Broad incumbents

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): United Nations system body for international cooperation on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards, including the development of Safety Standards. ASNR engages with IAEA as a regulator and is referenced in IAEA Safeguards codes; relevant as the global standards-setter framing ASNR's regulatory work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ASNR_fr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ASNRvideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/asnrautoritedesuretenucleaireetradioprotection
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/autorit-de-s-ret-nucl-aire
• Instagraminstagram.com/asnr_fr

Compliance2 records

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