Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire
The French Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN) ("Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute") located in Fontenay-aux-Roses is a public official establishment with an industrial and commercial aspect (EPIC) created by the AFSSE Act ( - French Agency of Sanitary Environmental Security) and by February 22, 2002 decreed n°2002-254. The IRSN is placed under the conjoint authority of the Defence minister, the Environmental minister, the Industry minister and the Health and Research minister.

The IRSN gathers more than 1500 experts and researchers from the Institut de protection et de sûreté nucléaire (IPSN - Protection and Nuclear Safety Institute) and the Office de protection contre les rayonnements ionisants (OPRI - Ionizing radiations protection office). These scientists are thus competent on nuclear safety, radioactive protection and control of nuclear and sensitive materials.

The IRSN realize investigations, expertise assessments and studies on the fields of nuclear safety, protection against ionizing radiation, protection and control of nuclear material, and protection against voluntary ill-advised acts.
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French
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Fontenay-aux-Roses
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Defence minister
PER
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Environmental minister
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Industry minister
PER
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Health
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Research minister
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Q1502878
Institut de protection et de sûreté nucléaire
Concept
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Office de protection contre les rayonnements ionisants
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Q83504
nuclear
Concept
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radioactive
Concept
Q186161
ionizing radiation
Concept
Q1502878
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire
Concept
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February 22, 2002
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country
headquarters location
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