The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission , or CEA ( French : Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives ), is a French public government-funded research organisation in the areas of energy, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. The CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and researchers, building on the synergies between fundamental and technological research.
23-487: Cea or CEA may refer to: Businesses [ edit ] Cambridge Environmental Assessments , a company specializing in chemical risk assessment CEA Technologies , an Australian defence contractor China Eastern Airlines , based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China Government bodies or offices [ edit ] Central Electricity Authority , in charge of
46-674: A Christian organization supporting non-denominational churches Cinema Exhibitors' Association , the national trade association for cinema operators in the United Kingdom Colorado Education Association , a federation of labor unions Comité Européen des Assurances or Insurance Europe, an organization representing the European insurance and reinsurance industry Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ,
69-766: A chalcid wasp genus Cea (surname) Certified Audio Engineer , a professional title regulated by the Society of Broadcast Engineers Communications-enabled application , a software application that depends on real-time networking capabilities Controlled-environment agriculture , a technology-based approach toward food production Cost-effectiveness analysis , an economic analysis sometimes used to evaluate medical treatments Cessna Aircraft Field 's IATA airport code and FAA location identifier Cylindrical equal-area projection Lower Chehalis language 's ISO 639-3 code Cambridge Electron Accelerator , electron synchrotron and electron-positron collider People with
92-597: A congenital eye disease in dogs Organizations [ edit ] California Earthquake Authority , a privately funded, publicly managed organization that sells California earthquake insurance policies Canadian Economics Association , an academic association of Canadian economists Compulsive Eaters Anonymous , 12-Step Program for Compulsive Eaters Cheer Extreme All Stars , a cheerleading organization based in North Carolina Christian Evangelistic Assemblies ,
115-560: A government-funded research organisation Commission on English Language Accreditation: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation , an American NGO accrediting English programs worldwide Consumer Electronics Association or Consumer Technology Association, a trade organization for the American consumer electronics industry Connecticut Education Association , a professional organization advocating for teachers and public school students Correctional Education Association ,
138-829: A non-profit professional association providing educational services in correctional settings Places [ edit ] Kos or Cea, an Aegean island of Greece Cea (river) , a river in Spain Cea, León , a municipality in Spain Schools [ edit ] Centro de Estudios sobre América or Centre for American Studies, an academic institution in Havana, Cuba Centro de Educación Artística , an arts institute in Mexico City College of Engineering, Adoor , an engineering college at Adoor, Kerala Other uses [ edit ] Cea ,
161-407: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cambridge Environmental Assessments ADAS is a UK-based independent agricultural and environmental consultancy and provider of rural development and policy advice. ADAS provides independent science-based research, consultancy and contracting services to a wide range of organisations in both
184-550: 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
207-477: 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
230-1075: Is headed by a board headed by the general administrator (currently François Jacq [ fr ] since 20 April 2018 ), advised by 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
253-451: The UK. The business employs over 400 staff on permanent or fixed-term contracts and calls on a further 250 on contingent terms. ADAS has a large number of customers in the UK and abroad. These range from small rural enterprises to major corporations, government departments, and agencies. Some previous projects include: French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission CEA
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#1732765986199276-550: The United States, barring the immigration of Chinese citizens Commodity Exchange Act , a piece of legislation regulating the sale of commodities in the United States Medicine [ edit ] Carcinoembryonic antigen , a tumor marker for colorectal cancer Carotid endarterectomy , a surgical procedure involving the carotid artery Central nucleus of the amygdala Collie eye anomaly ,
299-658: 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
322-502: The country advised farmers and growers how to maximise their output. The NAAS was rebranded as ADAS in 1971. In 1992, ADAS became an Executive Agency of MAFF until the business was privatised in 1997. A collection of drainage tiles used in underground water management were donated to The Museum of English Rural Life in 1994. In 2016 the business, operating assets and employees of ADAS were acquired by environmental consultancy, RSK Group. ADAS operates from 16 principal sites throughout
345-470: 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
368-585: The electricity supply industry in England and Wales between 1954 and 1957 Central Electricity Authority (India) , an advisory organization to the Indian government Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India China Earthquake Administration or Chinese Seismic Bureau Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (European Collectivity of Alsace), a territorial collectivity of France resulting from
391-719: The given name [ edit ] Cea Sunrise Person (born 1969), Canadian writer and former model Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cea . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cea&oldid=1220396828 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description
414-781: The merger of two former departments Council for Estate Agencies , a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of Singapore Council of Economic Advisers , an agency within the Executive Office of the President of the United States Legislation [ edit ] Canada Elections Act Canada Evidence Act , an 1893 act of the Parliament of Canada that regulates the rules of evidence Chinese Exclusion Act , an 1882 law in
437-645: 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
460-425: The private and public sectors, throughout the UK and internationally. The UK 's National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS) was established in 1946 as the advisory and research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) due to harsh food rationing of World War II that continued in the UK into the early 1950s. Plant pathology , entomology , soil and other specialist advisers throughout
483-530: 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
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#1732765986199506-403: 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
529-632: 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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