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September 2006 CEA at a glance 1 Visit to Romania French atomic energy commission Defence & Security Energy The atom, from research to industry Technologies for information and health
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The atom, from research to industry. French atomic energy commission. Defence & Security. Energy. Technologies for information and health . French atomic energy commission. 1945 : CEA foundation. Atom and its applications for France : defence, energy, research, industry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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September 2006CEA at a glance 1Visit to Romania
French atomic energy commission
Defence & Security
Energy
The atom, from research to industry
Technologies for information and health
September 2006CEA at a glance 2Visit to Romania
French atomic energy commission
1945 : CEA foundation Atom and its applications for France : defence, energy, research, industry
Reference institution at worldwide level for nuclear energyBased on its nuclear activity, developments inducing new activities and employmentsGuarantee a perennial nuclear deterrence without nuclear tests …
Today : from research to industry
Tomorrow Reference institution at worldwide level for nuclear energyOne of the leading European bodies for technological research
September 2006CEA at a glance 3Visit to Romania
CEA main figures (year 2005)Civil Defence Total
Staff 10,528 4,511 15,038Financing (G€) 1.9 1.4 3.3
Subsidies 44% 94% 65%
Third party receiptsDedicated
decommissioning/ remediation fund
36% 20%
2% 4%
22%13%
Third party receipts
Nuclear partners35%
Other25%
Ministerial funds9%
Local authorities3%
Research bodies and Universities
4%
European Union6%
Industrial partners
(non nuclear)18%
September 2006CEA at a glance 4Visit to Romania
CEA : Organization
4 Functional Divisions
National Institutefor NuclearSciences
and Techniques
4 Operational Divisions
Informationand systems management
Strategyand
ExternalRelations
RiskControl
HumanResources
andTrainingPhysical
Sciences
Nuclear
FundamentalResearchTechnological
ResearchDefence
LifeSciences
Alain BugatChairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Pierre Le Roux
Deputy CEO
High Commissionerfor Atomic Energy
Bernard Bigot
General Management
September 2006CEA at a glance 5Visit to Romania
MaterialsLe-Ripault, Valduc
Lasers and plasmas
Nuclear sciences, software technologies, high performance computing, biomedicine
Micro/NanotechnologyNanobiotechnology
CEA : local actor with the French Regions
Nuclear : Nuclear fuel cycle, waste management Valrho Fusion, fission Cadarache
Cadarache
Valrho
Cesta
Le-Ripault Valduc
Fontenay aux Roses
Bruyères le ChâtelSaclay
Grenoble
September 2006CEA at a glance 6Visit to Romania
CEA main figures – Civil Activity
10,528 employees
Main shareholder (79%) of AREVA group
1180 priority patents issued311 priority patents filed
1003 ongoing PhD theses
Budget : 1.9 G€, including 0.8 G€ from governmental funding
614 active priority patents351 active licensing agreements
59,000 employees and 10 G€ sales
93 high-tech spin-offs from CEA since 1984
(all data for year 2005)
316 post-doctoral researchers
September 2006CEA at a glance 7Visit to Romania
Energy
Radiobiology - nuclear toxicology - Radiobiology – radio-pathology- Nuclear toxicology
New Technologies for energy- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells- Photovoltaic energy, storage and rationalisation- Materials
- Controlled nuclear fusion- Climatic and environmental sciences- Chemical and material - radiation interactions- Material sciences
Basic energy research
- Future nuclear systems- Optimisation of current industrial equipment- Nuclear waste optimization & management
Research on nuclear energy
September 2006CEA at a glance 8Visit to Romania
Technologies for Information and HealthMicro 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
- Nanophysics and molecular engineering - Material sciences (from nano to macro)- Cryotechnologies
Basic research for industrial innovation
- Biomolecular tagging, structural biology, protein engineering - Operational imaging of living systems
Nuclear technologies for health and biotechnologies
September 2006CEA at a glance 9Visit to Romania
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…).
September 2006CEA at a glance 10Visit to Romania
Wished evolution of energy sources in France
Nuclear power
Fossil Fuels
Nuclear power
Fossil Fuels
NTE/Ren
H2
Today TomorrowAn energy mix
Ren
New Energies and H2, to complement nuclear power, in place of fossil fuels
September 2006CEA at a glance 11Visit to Romania
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 => Plutonium, UraniumACTINEX => Americium, Curium
• Transmutation of minor actinidesScientific feasibility obtained in both PWR and FBROngoing 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
September 2006CEA at a glance 12Visit to Romania
Enhancing the current industrial equipmentCEA 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 toolsFrom the microscopic behavior to the technological model (materials and mechanics, neutronics, fuel, thermal hydraulics)
• Updating nuclear experimental facilitiesResearch reactors (Osiris, Orphee, …) and Hot labs (Atalante, LECI, LECA-Star..)
• Design and construction of the Jules Horowitz Reactor
September 2006CEA at a glance 13Visit to Romania
Future Nuclear Systems
1. 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 20062. Nuclear hydrogen production and VHT
process heat supply to the industry Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Hydrogen production
3. Innovations for LWRs (Fuel, 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
E.U.
GEN IVI.F.
September 2006CEA at a glance 14Visit to Romania
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
September 2006CEA at a glance 15Visit to Romania
Highlights
CEA participates to 14 of 66 French Competitiveness French Competitiveness Clusters Clusters (July 2005)
Opening of MinatecOpening of MinatecCentre in micro-nanotechnologiesGrenoble(June 2006)
Creation of INESCreation of INESNational Institute for Solar EnergyChambery (July 2006)
GENEPACGENEPACFuel-Cell 80 kWdeveloped by CEA/PSA (Jan 2006)
CEA is in charge ofCEA is in charge of the the design work of a prototype design work of a prototype of the generation-4 reactor of the generation-4 reactor for 2020 for 2020 (January 2006)
+ ITER in Cadarache+ ITER in Cadarache
September 2006CEA at a glance 16Visit to Romania
- Number of « news instruments » projects under CEA coordination- CEA involved in more than 100 projects
Results in 6th Framework ProgramLarge Scale Facilities open to European scientific community
Open to partnerships
Delegate for the French Government (EURATOM)
A role
CEA in the European Research Area
Collaboration with R&Drecognised organizations & support to new EU memberstates
A strategy
Contribute to the excellence of Europe in Energy, information and health technologies
An ambition
N° 1 for Nuclear Energy
Amongst the leaders for - Nanotechnologies - Controlled fusion (Iter) - Radiobiology
Player at the local level withan European dimension :Platforms of excellence(Minatec, Nuclear Fission...)
A potential
