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A few facts about the INSTN

As a part of the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission), the National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN) is a higher education institution under the joint supervision of the Ministries in charge of higher Education and Industry.

The INSTN’s mission is to disseminate the knowledge and know-how developed at the CEA around the world. It has been created in 1956, when France decided to launch a nuclear programme, for providing engineers and researchers with high scientific and technological qualifications in all disciplines related to nuclear energy applications.

The INSTN headquaters are located at the Saclay CEA Centre (20 km South of Paris). Four branches are set up in the CEA’s centres at Grenoble, Cadarache and Marcoule, and on the campus of Cherbourg-Octeville.