The European Ceramic Society

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France

CEA - Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

Director : Fabienne Audubert

Email : fabienne.audubert@cea.fr

Phone : 04 42 25 76 47

Address : Centre de Saclay 91 191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex

Research topics :

Topics in the ceramic sector :  

  • Nuclear ceramics
  • Nuclear fuels
  • Nuclear waste storage
  • Nuclear fission reactors
  • Nuclear fusion
  • Fuel cells
  • Ceramics for military applications

Research fields and research centers in the ceramic sector :  

  • Energy (Cadarache, Marcoule, Saclay) :  Fuels and ceramics, Wastes, Reactors for the future
  • Fundamental research (Saclay, Caen, Cadarache) :  Nuclear fuels, Nuclear fusion
  • Technologies (Grenoble) :  Fuel cells, Materials for use in severe conditions, Nanomaterials and surface engineering
  • Defense (Le Ripault, Bruyère le Chatel, Valduc) :  Ceramics for military applications

Latest news

Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 28th February 2026!

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-April 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 28th February 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-May 2026.

Dec 1, 2025
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou

The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.

Oct 28, 2025

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