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One year after Fukushima, this document a hundred pages will be closely examined. Certainly its author – former Vice Admiral John Tandonnet – does not replace the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) or the inspectorate of EDF, but "his analysis of social barometer facilities "proves invaluable. This feature of Inspector General was formally established in January 1982 with the aim to entrust a mission independent and autonomous, real "itching powder", a personality, not after the nuclear seraglio who reports directly to the president of the group.

For Jean Tandonnet it is not to challenge the addition of work post-Fukushima facing the incumbent "but be careful not to overload teams already limited in number and whose rate is increased sharply "he warns. Specifically, in the EDF plants, there are now a "young" (less than three years experience) for an experienced (more than ten years in the business). Previously, the ratio was one to four: "The risk is that a faint memory from the operating sites. More than ever, EDF must intensify renewal of its expertise in nuclear power, "says Jean Tandonnet.

"Grand fairing"

In the current environment, this report is 2011 "factors of strong concerns on the ground, following the recent debates on the early closure of a number of slices us fast cash." In the background there is the permanent cessation of reactors Fessenheim (Haut-Rhin), which is part of the socialist candidate for president. "Serenity is affected, my concern for its possible impact on safety," Inspector General explicit EDF who rebels against the idea that "more than one facility is old, it is less safe ".

In 2012, no fewer than six reactors – against 9 in 2011 – will be a "major overhaul", that is to say a complete review and change of large components. "Although the company recorded its best results with only two unplanned outages last year, progress still needs to be done in reactor maintenance, starting with better timeliness of operations, says Jean Tandonnet, greater anticipation work will help improve the plant availability factor (up to 80.7% in 2011, higher than targeted) but in this case, only matters to me safety. "

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