French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission
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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.
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives | |
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Formed | 18 October 1945; 78 years ago (1945-10-18) by Charles de Gaulle |
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Headquarters | Paris and Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
Employees | 20,572 (2020)[1] |
Annual budget | €5.1 billion (2020)[1] |
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Website | cea.fr (en) |
CEA is headed by a board headed by the general administrator (currently François Jacq [fr] since 20 April 2018[2]), advised by the high-commissioner for atomic energy (currently Patrick Landais [fr]). Its yearly budget amounts to €5.1 billion and its permanent staff is slightly over 20,500 persons.[1]