To access all features of this site, you must enable Javascript. Here are the instructions for enabling Javascript in your web browser.
Subtitle site (optional)
Discover IRESNE in video.
Vidéo.
Core and Circuit Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory (LTHC)
The laboratory carries out studies to improve understanding of the thermal-hydraulics of industrial and experimental fission reactor core circuits.
Laboratory for hydromechanical testing and studies (LETH)
The laboratory conducts experimental research and development studies to improve understanding of fluid/structure interaction phenomena around the fuel assembly of a nuclear fission reactor.
KROTOS test
This is the last full steam explosion test of an ANR program called ICE.
Fission chamber fabrication workshop
A unique workshop offering 12 different fission chamber geometries.
Test reactor CABRI
The CIP1-2B test is the second CIP matrix test carried out in the pre-surified water loop.
CIP 3-3 test on April 24, 2023. A test in the international CABRI program led by IRSN under the aegis of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.
PLINIUS : Severe accident platform
A platform dedicated to understanding severe reactor accidents: core meltdown.
LECA-STAR active fuel examination platform
The manufacture of experimental nuclear fuel rods.
Design & Technological Innovations Laboratory (LCIT)
LCIT designs and develops technological components.
Nuclear Measurement Laboratory
An expert laboratory for non-destructive nuclear measurements. It is the center of competence for "nuclear measurements".
MADERE: Metrology platform designed for dosimetry measurements
Discover the platform's measurement capabilities for fission reactors, nuclear fusion, space and medical applications.
PLEIADES : digital platform
A platform dedicated to modeling and simulating innovative fuels for all types of reactor.
Severe accident platform PLINIUS | MERELAVA
Corium flooding test with concrete ablation at the MERELAVA facility on March 22, 2023.
POSEIDON : water/steam platform
A platform dedicated to thermal-hydraulic and hydromechanical studies of current and future 4th generation reactors.
The Jules Horowitz Reactor and its experimental devices
Study of materials and fuels for the nuclear power industry & radioisotope production.
The Jules Horowitz reactor
Production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine at the RJH.
PAPIRUS : liquid metals platform
VENUS inspection system for future sodium-cooled reactors.
Severe accident platform PLINIUS | VITI
VITI installation, a unique facility for measuring the physical properties of materials at high temperatures.
Severe accident platform PLINIUS | VULCANO
Prototype corium production test at the VULCANO facility on July 5, 2023.
CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.