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19-618: Cadarache is the largest technological research and development centre for energy in Europe. It includes the CEA research activities and ITER . CEA Cadarache is one of the 10 research centres of the French Commission of Atomic and Alternative Energies. Established in the French département Bouches-du-Rhône , close to the village Saint-Paul-lès-Durance . CEA Cadarache, created in 1959,

38-497: A predecessor to ITER – and the Jules Horowitz Reactor , a 100-megawatt research reactor which is planned to begin operation in 2020. Numerous nuclear research activities are conducted at Cadarache, including mixed-oxide fuel (MOX) production, nuclear propulsion and fission reactor prototyping, nuclear fusion research and research into new forms of fission fuel. Nuclear waste is also treated and recycled at

57-493: A similar report was issued by a French nuclear safety organization in 1994. By 2010, three of these had been shut down, with the remaining three to be shut down by 2015. 43°41′15″N 5°45′43″E  /  43.68750°N 5.76194°E  / 43.68750; 5.76194 French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission CEA is headed by a board headed by the general administrator (currently François Jacq  [ fr ] since 20 April 2018 ), advised by

76-550: Is divided into four directorates , or divisions: The direction des énergies  [ fr ] (DES) comprises four institutes: The direction de la recherche technologique  [ fr ] (DRT), known also as CEA Tech division, is divided between two CEA sites, at Saclay and Grenoble. CEA Tech focuses on technological research and development in the field of energy, IT (both hardware and software) and healthcare informatics. It plays an active role in transferring knowledge and research to industry. The CEA Tech division

95-477: Is further divided into three research institutes: The current director of DRT since january 2023 is Julie Galland. The direction de la recherche fondamentale  [ fr ] (DRF) consists of 9 institutes: The current DRF director since 2 november 2019 is Elsa Cortijo. The direction des applications militaires  [ fr ] (DAM) builds the nuclear weapons of the French military and designs

114-779: Is located about 40 kilometres from Aix-en-Provence, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-east of the city of Marseille and stands near the borders of three other départements: the Alpes de Haute-Provence, the Var and the Vaucluse. It is one of the major sources of employment in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (PACA) and has one of the heaviest concentrations of specialised scientific staff. Cadarache began its research activities when President Charles de Gaulle launched France's atomic energy program in 1959. The centre

133-634: Is operated by the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA, en : Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Commission). In 2005, Cadarache was selected to be the site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor. Construction of the ITER complex began in 2007, and it is projected to begin plasma -generating operations in

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171-514: The 2020s. Cadarache also plays host to a number of research reactors , such as the Jules Horowitz Reactor , which is expected to enter operation around 2030. The Cadarache center is the largest energy research site in Europe, hosting 19 Basic Nuclear Installations (BNI) and a secret BNI, including reactors, waste stockpiling and recycling facilities, bio-technology facilities and solar platforms. It employs over 5,000 people, and approximately 700 students and foreign collaborators carry out research in

190-1211: The Digital Sector and the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs. Fran%C3%A7ois Jacq Look for François Jacq on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for François Jacq in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

209-658: The University Paris-Saclay. The INSTN, Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires (National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology) is a public higher education institution administered by the CEA (French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission) under the joint authority of the Ministry of National Education , Higher Education and Research, the Ministry of the Economy , Industry and

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228-470: The decision was published in the Journal officiel de la République française . It conducts fundamental and applied research into many areas, including the design of nuclear reactors , the manufacturing of integrated circuits , the use of radionucleides for curing illnesses, seismology and tsunami propagation, the safety of computerized systems , etc. It has one of the top 100 supercomputers in

247-467: The facility's laboratories. ITER , the experimental nuclear fusion tokamak , is currently under construction at Cadarache and is expected to create its first plasma by 2025. When it becomes operational, ITER is hoped to be the first large-scale fusion reactor to produce more energy than is used to initiate its fusion reactions. Other nuclear installations at Cadarache include the Tore Supra tokamak –

266-935: The high-commissioner for atomic energy (currently Patrick Landais  [ fr ] ). Its yearly budget amounts to €5.8 billion and its permanent staff is slightly over 21,000 persons. CEA was created in 1945; since then, the successive high-commissioners have been Frédéric Joliot-Curie , Francis Perrin , Jacques Yvon  [ fr ] , Jean Teillac  [ fr ] , Raoul Dautry , René Pellat  [ fr ] , Bernard Bigot , Catherine Cesarsky , Daniel Verwaerde  [ fr ] , and François Jacq  [ fr ] . In December 2009, French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared that CEA should change its name from Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (English: Commission for Atomic Energy ) to Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (English: Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies ); this change took effect on 10 March 2010, when

285-645: The power plants for the nuclear submarines of the French Navy . The sites of the DAM include: CEA has spun off multiple companies, some being partial subsidiaries or where CEA has minority interest. Some such companies are listed below: CEA has played an active role in research, development and innovation in the four main areas of low-carbon energies (nuclear and renewable), technologies for information and health technologies, very large research infrastructures (TGIR), and defense and global security. Moreover, two of

304-590: The site. A number of accidents, of varying severity, have occurred at Cadarache since its inception. Several incidents are listed below. Cadarache is situated on the Aix-en-Provence - Durance seismological fault , and lies close to another fault, Trévaresse . The Aix-Durance fault caused France's worst recorded earthquake in 1909. In a 2000 report, the ASN mandated the closure of six installations at Cadarache that did not meet aseismic construction standards;

323-530: The ten CEA centers across France have joined with the University of Paris-Saclay to develop high quality research and training. The centers which form a part of the University of Paris-Saclay include: (Since 2017, these two centers merged into CEA Paris-Saclay center, and are now referred to as sites in that center.) The CEA researchers involved in the University of Paris-Saclay represent over 20% of

342-403: The university's research potential, particularly in the field of physics and engineering. CEA maintains a strong presence in training to master and engineer level by administering INSTN , wherein various courses are taught by its researchers. CEA has around 400 researchers who hold an accreditation to supervise research, making it a significant contributor to the research and doctoral programs of

361-579: The world, the Tera-100 . TERA 100, first system designed and built in Europe to reach the petaflops in 2010, was ranked in 5th position in the worldwide TOP 500. CEA is now building TERA-1000 which is a key step in the implementation of their Exascale program for the computing needs that CEA would face by 2020. In March 2016, Reuters published an article describing the "Top 25 Global Innovators – Government" and placed CEA as "number one" amongst "The World's Most Innovative Research Institutions." CEA

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