CEA Cadarache - Welcome on Cadarache Center



	Welcome on Cadarache Center


	Cadarache is one of the most important technological research and development centers for energy in Europe Its activities, distributed throughout various research platforms, focus on nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, new energy technologies (hydrogen, solar, biomass) and fundamental research in the field of vegetal biology. Acting as backup to the centre, there is also a whole platform of services organised to ensure safety on the site, the management of nuclear waste and both environmental and health monitoring. Cadarache is one of the 10 research centres of the the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Half of the basic nuclear facilities existing within the CEA infrastructure are located on the Cadarache site.


	The site


	1 600 ha with 900 enclosed 480 buildings 19 of which are Basic Nuclear Facilities Approximately 4 500 employees (ITER not included) 2 150 CEA employees 1 000 AREVA Group and IRSN 1 000 permanent employees from subcontracting firms 350 temporary collaborators (PHD students, French and foreign collaborators)


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Welcome on Cadarache Center