A responsible and civic-minded institution
As a public institution and stakeholder committed to nuclear safety and radiation protection, IRSN strives to provide solutions in these fields to meet current and future challenges which echo societal expectations. As such, it actively participates in the discussions and reflections of the various authorities and organisms it works with.
This is reflected in the gradual year-on-year roll-out of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy: a social and environmental commitment whose objective is, in particular, to reduce and manage the impact of its activities on the environment.
In terms of openness to society, IRSN has engaged to work in partnership with civil society stakeholders. This enables the Institute to support the upskilling of these stakeholders as well as to listen to their concerns and expectations, and better take these into account in its research and assessment activities.
The Institute’s actions also serve a public information role, helping the public better understand the issues related to nuclear and radiological risks. In this way, IRSN reaches out to the general public to raise awareness of these issues and explain the importance of its missions and how it is achieving them.
Finally, in terms of human resources management, the Institute aims, one, to improve the working conditions of its employees and, two, to bring onboard young people in training (internships, work-study programs, doctoral programs), to constitute a pool of future employees.
Corporate social responsibility
The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct meets the requirements of article R. 592-56 of the Environmental Code relating to the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety.
It sets principles of ethics and rules of professional conduct incumbent upon IRSN's staff in the performance of its missions.
The Code was approved by the Ethics Commission on October 3, 2022. It was approved by the Board of Directors on December 8, 2022 and then presented to the Social and Economic Committee on December 16, 2022 .
Openness to society
Continuously developing its approach to openness to society for more than 20 years now, IRSN pursues a dual objective: one, sharing its technical knowledge to support stakeholders in their upskilling and enabling them to carry out their own expert assessments; and two, taking into account society’s concerns and expectations in the Institute’s research and assessment work to bring a more informed outlook to these topics. This is a second area that is continuously being developed.
Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct meets the requirements of article R. 592-56 of the Environmental Code relating to the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety.
It sets principles of ethics and rules of professional conduct incumbent upon IRSN's staff in the performance of its missions.
The Code was approved by the Ethics Commission on October 3, 2022. It was approved by the Board of Directors on December 8, 2022 and then presented to the Social and Economic Committee on December 16, 2022.