French atomic energy commission

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French atomic energy commission
The atom, from research to industry
Defence Security
Energy
Technologies for information and health
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French atomic energy commission
1945 CEA foundation
Atom and its applications for France defence,
energy, research, industry
Today from research to industry
Reference institution at worldwide level for
nuclear energy Based on its nuclear activity,
developments inducing new activities and
employments Guarantee a perennial nuclear
deterrence without nuclear tests
Tomorrow
Reference institution at worldwide level for
nuclear energy One of the leading European bodies
for technological research
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CEA main figures (year 2005)
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CEA Organization
High Commissioner for Atomic Energy Bernard Bigot

General Management
Alain Bugat Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Pierre Le Roux Deputy CEO
National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and
Techniques
4 Functional Divisions
4 Operational Divisions





Fundamental Research
Nuclear
Defence
Risk Control
Technological Research
Information and systems management
Strategy and External Relations
Human Resources and Training
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
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CEA local actor with the French Regions
Nuclear sciences, software technologies, high
performance computing, biomedicine
Fontenay aux Roses
Saclay
Bruyères le Châtel
Le-Ripault
Valduc
Micro/Nanotechnology Nanobiotechnology
Grenoble
Cesta
Lasers and plasmas
Valrho
Nuclear Nuclear fuel cycle, waste
management Valrho Fusion, fission
Cadarache
Cadarache
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CEA main figures Civil Activity
10,528 employees
1003 ongoing PhD theses
316 post-doctoral researchers
311 priority patents filed
1180 priority patents issued
614 active priority patents
351 active licensing agreements
93 high-tech spin-offs from CEA since 1984
Main shareholder (79) of AREVA group
59,000 employees and 10 G sales
(all data for year 2005)
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Energy
Research on nuclear energy

• - Future nuclear systems
• Optimisation of current industrial equipment
• Nuclear waste optimization management

New Technologies for energy
- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells - Photovoltaic energy,
storage and rationalisation - Materials
Basic energy research
- Controlled nuclear fusion - Climatic and
environmental sciences - Chemical and material -
radiation interactions - Material sciences
Radiobiology - nuclear toxicology
- Radiobiology radio-pathology - Nuclear
toxicology
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Technologies for Information and Health
Micro and nano-technologies
- Microelectronics - Microsystems - Systems for
biology and health - Telecommunications and
communicating objects - Technological application
and distribution
Software technologies
- On-board and interactive systems - Signal
sensors and processors
Basic research for industrial innovation
- Nanophysics and molecular engineering -
Material sciences (from nano to macro) -
Cryotechnologies
Nuclear technologies for health and
biotechnologies
- Biomolecular tagging, structural biology,
protein engineering - Operational imaging of
living systems
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French Energy Policy

• On July 13, 2005, a new French energy
  orientation law was adopted by the Parliament and
  fixed 4 priorities
• Improving energy control efforts in order to
  reduce energy intensity by 2 per year until 2015
  and by 2.5 out to 2030 (to divide CO2 emissions
  by four to 2050).
• Confirming the nuclear option with the launch of
  the EPR to ensure France to maintain in the
  future its nuclear energy production.
• Developing renewable energies such as wind energy
  and biofuels (from 15 to 21 by 2010).
• Reinforce research into new energy technologies
  (hydrogen, fuel-cells, biomass).

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Wished evolution of energy sources in France
Tomorrow An energy mix
Today
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels
NTE/Ren
H2
Nuclear power
Ren
Nuclear power
New Energies and H2, to complement nuclear power,
in place of fossil fuels
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Research on Nuclear Waste Management

• End of 2005 ? research results from 1991 Law
  were produced June
  28, 2006 ? a new Law for management of
  radioactive materials and waste
  was adopted by the Parliament
• - New Research program
• - 2015 Construction of a
  Repository
• Reduction of the radiotoxicity partitioning and
  transmutation of the most radiotoxic long-lived
  elements
• Two main programmes concern partitioning
• PURETEX gt Plutonium, Uranium
• ACTINEX gt Americium, Curium
• Transmutation of minor actinides
• Scientific feasibility obtained in both PWR and
  FBR
• Ongoing studies aim to demonstrate the technical
  feasibility (materials, design and irradiation of
  targets using the Phenix reactor and the Atalante
  facility)
• Future studies scenarios involving various kinds
  of reactors (EPR, GenIV)
• Conditioning and Long term interim storage
• Characterization, processing and conditioning
  processes (reduction of waste volume, development
  of qualified processes cementation,
  bituminization, vitrification)
• Development and qualification of canisters for
  interim storage and disposal of medium and
  high-activity long-lived waste and spent fuel
• Development of long term interim storage concepts

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Enhancing the current industrial equipment

• CEA is conducting short and medium-term research
  on the existing facilities, at the request of
  industrial partners.
• Support and optimize nuclear industry
• Increase competitiveness of nuclear power
  generated electricity
• Extend life time of reactors and major
  components, increase flexibility and
  plant availability, improve fuel
  performance
• Improve Nuclear Power Plants safety
• Severe and basic accidents, periodic safety
  review
• Optimize Spent fuel Reprocessing Technology
• Reprocess higher burn-up UOX fuels and other
  types of fuels, lower the costs and the
  environmental impact
• Set up experimental facilities for tomorrow and
  develop simulation tools
• Development of the future generation of
  simulation tools
• From the microscopic behavior to the
  technological model (materials and mechanics,
  neutronics, fuel, thermal
  hydraulics)
• Updating nuclear experimental facilities
• Research reactors (Osiris, Orphee, ) and Hot
  labs (Atalante, LECI, LECA-Star..)
• Design and construction of the Jules Horowitz
  Reactor

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Future Nuclear Systems
- GEN-IV Agreement signed by France, USA, UK,
Japan and Canada on
February 28, 2005 - Strategy approved by the
Ministries of Research and Industry

• Development of Fast Reactors for sustainable
  nuclear with a closed fuel cycle along 2 tracks
• Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR)
• Gas Fast Reactor (GFR)
• New processes for spent fuel treatment
• and recycling / Waste
  management
• I have decided to launch, starting today,
  the
  design work by CEA of a prototype of
  the 4th
  generation reactor, which will be
  commissioned in 2020 
• J. CHIRAC January 2006
• Nuclear hydrogen production and
  VHT process heat supply to
  the industry
• Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR)
• Hydrogen production
• Innovations for LWRs (Fuel, Systems)

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New Technologies for Energy

• Research targets low greenhouse gas emissions
  for transports and housing.
• Hydrogen and fuel cells technologies
• Hydrogen production with a nuclear power
  plant studies
• High pressure hydrogen storage
• PEMC, SOFC and micro fuel cells
• Innovative process for biofuel production

• Solar cells technology
• Silicon and polymer cells
• Solar modules and systems
• Biomass
• Energy storage and efficiency
• Nanomaterials for energy

• Platforms
• Sushypro (Cadarache) for H2 production
• Paclab (Grenoble) for fuel cells
• Ines (Chambery) for solar energy

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Highlights
GENEPAC Fuel-Cell 80 kW developed by CEA/PSA
(Jan 2006)
CEA participates to 14 of 66 French
Competitiveness Clusters (July 2005)
CEA is in charge of the design work of a
prototype of the generation-4 reactor for 2020
(January 2006)
Creation of INES National Institute for Solar
Energy Chambery (July 2006)
Opening of Minatec Centre in micro-nanotechnologie
s Grenoble (June 2006)
ITER in Cadarache
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CEA in the European Research Area
A strategy
Collaboration with RD recognised organizations
support to new EU member states