Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
The Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique or CEA is a French "public establishment of an industrial and commercial character" whose mission is to develop all applications of atomic energy, both civilian and military.It conducts fundamental and applied research into many areas, including the design of nuclear reactors, the manufacturing of integrated circuits, the use of radionucleides for curing illnesses, the safety of computerized systems...
It is divided into 4 directions, or divisions:
- the division of technological research;
- the division of life sciences;
- the division of sciences of matter;
- the division of military applications, which builds the nuclear weapons of the French military.
