Research and development in nuclear engineering in France
Creators
Description
This article reviews the activities that are led in France in various nuclear fields: nuclear reactors, fuel cycle, nuclear transports and radioactive wastes. A brief account of past activities and their financing allows the comparison with the money invested today by the main players: CEA, CNRS, IRSN, ANDRA, EDF, AREVA. It appears that the global investment for research/development has been about 1 billion euros each year since the fifties, the difference is that now subsidies from the state represents only 39% while it reached the three quarters in the period 1970-1989 and almost 100% during the years 1957-1969. The article ends by highlighting the high degree of cooperation between countries concerning nuclear safety, radioactive wastes and reactor technology. (A.C.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- La R/D en France dans le domaine nucleaire
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revue Generale Nucleaire
- Journal Issue
- no.2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 82-89
- ISSN
- 0335-5004
- CODEN
- RGNUDJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 45010329
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FINANCING; FRANCE; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; REACTOR SAFETY; REACTORS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- Descriptors DEC
- COOPERATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WESTERN EUROPE