Through its deliberations, the Board settles IRSN’s affairs. In particular, it discusses the general conditions of organization and operation, the institute’s strategy and programs, and the annual report. It also approves the budget, amending budgets, the accounts for each financial year, and the allocation of results.
Natalia POUZYREFF, MP for the Yvelines Department
Stéphane PIEDNOIR, Maine-et-Loire senator
Christian DUGUÉ, nuclear safety inspector for the French Defense Procurement Agency, representing the Minister of the Armed Forces
Benoît BETTINELLI, Head of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Mission of the Department of Technology Risks, representing the Minister for the Environment
Joëlle CARMES, Deputy Director of Environmental and Food Risk Prevention, at the Directorate-General for Health, representing the Minister of Health
Guillaume BOUYT, Deputy Director for the Nuclear Industry at the Directorate General for Energy and Climate, representing the Minister for Energy
Frédéric RAVEL, Scientific Director for the Energy, Sustainable Development, Chemicals and Processes sector at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, representing the Minister for Research
Arnaud GILLET, Head of the Risk Assessment and Management Office at the Directorate-General for Civil Security and Crisis Management, representing the Minister for Civil Security
Anne AUDIC, Deputy director for Work, Health & Safety Conditions at the Directorate-General for Labor, representing the Minister for Employment
Arnaud WIEBER, Head of the Energy, Participations, Industry, and Innovation Office at the Budget Department, representing the Minister for the Budget
François BUGAUT, Representative in charge of nuclear safety and radiation protection for defense-related activities and installations
Bernard DOROSZCZUK, Chairman of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN)
Marie-France BELLIN, Chairwoman of the IRSN Board. university lecturer and hospital practitioner in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology of Bicêtre-Paul-Brousse hospital, nominated by the Minister of Health
Laurent MOCHÉ, CEO of Edenkia, nominated by the Minister for Energy
Fanny FARGET, Scientific Research Director at the CNRS (National scientific research center), nominated by the Minister for Research
Patrick DUFOUR, Auditor General of the Armed Forces on special assignment, nominated by the Minister for the Armed Forces
Ginette VASTEL, Doctor in pharmacology, nominated by the Minister for the Environment
Nicolas BRISSON, CGT
Laurence FRANCOIS, CGT
Léna LEBRETON, CGT
Patrick LEJUSTE, CGT
David BOIREL, CFE-CGC
Sandrine ROCH-LEFEVRE, CFE-CGC
Annie CONSTANT, CFDT
Thierry FLEURY, CFDT
Cédric BOURILLET, Director General for Risk Prevention and Government Commissioner
Jean-Pascal CODINE, Budget Auditor
Jean-Christophe NIEL, Director General of IRSN
Louis-Michel GUILLAUME, IRSN Deputy Director General in charge of defense related missions
Isabelle FLORY, IRSN Accounting Officer
Cédric GOMEZ, secretary of IRSN’s Works committee
The Scientific Council gives its opinion on IRSN’s programs. It assesses their results and is able to provide recommendations on the direction of the institute’s activities. It may be consulted by the Board’s chairperson or by the supervisory ministers on any subject within the Institute’s remit. Its opinion may be sought on any issue or project involving IRSN.
The Scientific Council meets twice a year in plenary session and may also meet, at its convenience, in a closed session, possibly extended to external experts in order to review a research theme or program more precisely.
Robert BAROUKI, Lecturer in Biochemistry at Paris University and Head of the Inserm T3S “Toxicology, Therapeutic Targets, Cellular Signaling and Biomarkers” Unit, Head of the Clinical Metabolomics and Proteomics Biochemistry Department at Necker Children’s Hospital; Chairman of the Scientific Council
Jean-Christophe AMABILE, Chief Medical Officer, Full Professor at the Military School of Val-de-Grâce, Director of the French Defense Radiation Protection Service (SPRA)
Christine ARGILLIER, Research Director and Deputy Scientific Director of the AQUA Department at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Bernard BONIN, Scientific Advisor for the Energy Division of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Alain KAUFMANN, Director of the ColLaboratory, a collaborative and participatory action research unit at Lausanne University (Switzerland)
Louis LAURENT, Scientific Director at the French National Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS)
Elsa MERLE, Lecturer at the PHELMA Engineering School of the Grenoble Institute of Technology
Michèle SEBAG, Research Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Paris-Saclay University
Pierre TOULHOAT, Chairman of the Environment and Climate Change Division at the French National Academy of Technologies
Marc VERWERFT, Head of the nuclear fuels group at the Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie (Belgian Nuclear Research Center), Public Interest Foundation, SCK CEN (Belgium)
Denis VEYNANTE, Research Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), macroscopic molecular and combustion laboratory, CentraleSupélec, Deputy Director of the Open Data for Research Department of the CNRS
The committee is an advisory body to the IRSN Board, giving opinions on research objectives and priorities in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection. It adopts a global approach that takes into consideration the requirements of society and public authorities – complementing the work of IRSN’s Scientific Council – and focuses on the quality and relevance of the institute’s research programs and outcomes from a scientific perspective.
Martin RÉMONDET, Research and Innovation Department, representing the French Ministry of Ecological Transition
François-Xavier GOMBEAUD, Weapons Inspector for nuclear security, Armaments Inspectorate, representing the French Ministry of the Armed Forces
Fabrice LEGENDRE, Task Officer at the Policy and Supervisory Office, Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC), representing the French Ministry of Ecological Transition Nomination pending, representing the French Ministry of Health and Prevention
Nomination pending, Head of the Physical Hazards Prevention Division, French Directorate-General for Labor
Vincent CLOITRE, Director of the Office of the Director General of the ASN
Philippe LAURENT, Deputy Director of the Technical Department – Lyon, EDF
Bernard LE GUEN, Chairman of the SFRP (French radiation protection society)
Émilie LACROIX, Director of Safety and Environment, ORANO
Jean-Marc SIMON, Associate Lecturer, Hospital Practitioner, Radiotherapy-Oncology Department at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Sébastien CROMBEZ, Director in charge of Safety, the Environment and the Industrial Strategy (DISEF) of Andra
Jean-Paul CRESSY, FCE-CFDT
Olivier CHAUMONT, FO
Patrick BIANCHI, CFTC
Jacques DELAY, CFE-CGC
Christian HOLBÉ, CGT
Philippe BOLO, MP for the Maine-et-Loire Department + one nomination pending
Nomination pending
Bertrand RINGOT, Mayor of Gravelines
Alain GALLU, Mayor of Pierrelatte
Jean-Paul LACOTE, Representative of France Nature Environnement
Nomination pending, Board member of the Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer
Lionel LARQUÉ, Executive officer of the Alliance sciences-société (Alliss)
Jean-Claude DELALONDE, Chairman of ANCCLI (French national association of local information committees and commissions)
Christine NOIVILLE, Chairwoman of the High Committee for transparency and information on nuclear safety (HCTISN)
Marie-France BELLIN, Chairwoman of the IRSN Board, university lecturer, hospital practitioner in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology of Bicêtre-Paul-Brousse Hospital
Philippe STOHR, Director of Nuclear Energy, representing the CEA
Cyrille THIEFFRY, Task Officer for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Affairs, IN2P3, representing the CNRS
Inserm, nomination pending
Étienne AUGÉ, Lecturer in physics, Assistant Vice-president of Paris-Saclay University, representing the French Conference of University Presidents (CPU)
Vincent LAFLÈCHE, Director of ParisTech, representing ParisTech
Christophe BADIE, Department of Environmental Assessments Public Health England, UK
Ted LAZO, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD
Patrick LANDAIS, Atomic Energy High Commissioner
Cédric BOURILLET, Government Commissioner, represented by Benoît BETTINELLI, Task Officer for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, French Ministry of Ecological Transition
Robert BAROUKI, Chairman of the IRSN Scientific Council
Jean-Christophe NIEL, Director General of IRSN
The committee examines the program of activities prepared by the Nuclear Defense Expertise Division (DEND) within IRSN’s Defense, Safety, and Non-Proliferation Division before it is submitted to the Institute’s Board.
It is consulted when the Board is called upon to make decisions relating specifically to the organization or operation of this division and makes recommendations to the Board on matters related to DEND activities.
François BUGAUT, Chairman of CODEND, in charge of nuclear safety and radiation protection for defense activities and facilities
Thierry BURKHARD, General, Armed Forces Chief of Staff, represented by Rear Admiral Frédéric DREHER
Emmanuel CHIVA, Armaments General Representative, represented by Armaments General Engineer Christian DUGUE
Christophe MAURIET, Secretary-General for the Administration of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, represented by Captain Mokrane OUAREM
Général Nicolas LEVERRIER, Inspector of Nuclear Weapons, represented by Captain Pierre SULEAU
Mélanie JODER, Budget Director of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery (MEFR), represented by Arnaud WIEBER
Philippe BERTOUX, Director of Strategic, Security and Disarmament Affairs for the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented by François COTTEL
Anne BLONDY-TOURET, Secretary-General, Senior Official for Defense and Security of the French Ministries of Economy and Finance, represented by Samuel HEUZE
Guillaume LEFORESTIER, Senior Official for Defense and Security of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, represented by Mario PAIN
The Ethics Commission is an advisory body provided for in IRSN’s decree of organization. It is responsible for advising the Board on preparing the ethics policies applicable to the institute’s activities and for monitoring their implementation, particularly as regards the conditions under which separation is ensured between expert appraisals carried out on behalf of government departments and those carried out for public or private operators. It also serves as a mediator when problems of an ethical nature arise.
Françoise ROURE, Chairwoman of the Commission, Inspector General, Chairwoman of the “Safety, Security and Risks” Section of the CGEIET (General Council of the Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology) and member of the Inspection Committee, PhD in Economics, specialty “International Economics”, retired
Lionel BOURDON, Senior Medical Officer, Full Professor at the Military School of Val-de-Grâce. Scientific Director of the Institute for Biomedical Research of the Armed Forces (IRBA, Brétigny-sur-Orge), Director of the “research” component of the Armed Forces’ “SSA 2020” Health Service Transformation Program, Professor holding the Armed Forces’ Health Service research chair, retired
Raja CHATILA, Emeritus Professor of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics at Sorbonne University, Paris. Her research covers several aspects of robotics in robot navigation, motion planning and control, cognitive and control architectures, human-robot interaction, machine learning and ethics. Member of the College of Ethics of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and member of Orange’s Scientific Council
Marc CLÉMENT, Presiding Judge of the Administrative Court of Lyon, member of the Environmental Authority of the CGEDD (General council of the environment and sustainable development). Member of the Aarhus Convention’s Implementation Committee (United Nations)
Alexandra LANGLAIS, CNRS researcher in environmental law, CNRS bronze medalist – Environmental research manager at the IODE (Western Institute: Law and Europe) – author of research and expertise documentation on the laws on waste, soil, water, etc. Also a member of the GDR NoST (Standards research network – science and technologies)
Mauricette STEINFELDER, Inspector General, member of the CGEDD (General council of the environment and sustainable development) and the Environmental Authority, retired
Éric VINDIMIAN, Rural Engineering, Water, and Forest General Engineer, specialist in the impact of toxic substances on the environment and health and in the assessment of public environmental policies, member of the Environmental Authority of the CGEDD (General council of the environment and sustainable development), retired
The ODISCÉ – Opening up and encouraging dialog with civil society on expert assessment – committee is an advisory body to IRSN’s Director General, made up of experts and advisors of participation. Its objective is to encourage new scientific-society interactions on the appraisal of nuclear and radiation risks, to encourage regular and in-depth dialog, by broadening the audiences involved.
Michel BADRÉ, Chairman of the ODISCÉ committee, first chairman of the Environmental Authority and former EESC Vice-President, Chairman of the National Commission for Public Debate (CPDP) on[1] “New reactors and the Penly project”
Évelyne ALLAIN, Director of the French Institute of Instructors in Major Hazards and Environmental Protection (IFFO-RME)
Isabelle BARTHE, Investigator Commissioner, Guarantor of the French National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP)[1] and member of various National Special Commissions for Public Debate (CPDP)[1] (PNGMDR[2], New reactors and the Penly project)
Guillaume BLAVETTE, Representing France Nature Environnement (FNE)
Anne CHEVREL, Lecturer, consultancies in public consultation management and Director of Vox Operatio
Paul CHRISTOPHE, MEP North and Chairman of CLI[3] of Gravelines
Marc CLÉMENT, Member of the Environmental Authority and vice-chairman of the Aarhus Convention’s implementation committee
Élise COURCAULT, Head of Health Democracy & Living Lab at INCa[4]
Sébastien FARIN, Director of Dialog and Foresight at Andra
Emmanuelle JANNÈS-OBER, Deputy Head of the Open Science Department at INRAE[5]
Cécile LAUGIER, Deputy Environmental Director of the Nuclear Production Division at EDF’s Nuclear Production Department
Yves LHEUREUX, ANCCLI (French national association of local information committees and commissions)
Clément MABI, lecturer at UTC[6], specialist in relationships between technological innovation and democracy, particularly in its participatory forms
Alima MARIE-MALIKITÉ, Director of the Office of the General Management of SPF[7], in charge of openness and dialog with society
Yves MARIGNAC, Head of the Nuclear and Fossil Fuels Division of the NégaWatt Institute
Maïté NOÉ, Deputy Mayor of Vinon-Sur-Verdon, Vice-Chairwoman of the Cadarache CLI[3]
Christine NOIVILLE, Research Director at the CNRS, Chairwoman of the HCTISN[8]
Marion ROTH, expert in citizen participation in communities, former Director of Décider ensemble
Yannick ROUSSELET, Independent Nuclear Safety Consultant, representing Greenpeace France in the Channel CLIs
Simon SCHRAUB, Doctor of Medicine and Social Sciences, Director and Vice-Chairman of the Ligue contre le Cancer (Bas-Rhine Committee)
Serge VIDAL, representing the CGT’s National Federation of Mines and Energy
[1] CPDP: Special National Commission for Public Debate.
[2] PNGMDR: The French national radioactive materials and waste management plan.
[3] CLI: Commission locale d’information (Local Information Commission).
[4] INCa: Institut National du Cancer (National Cancer Institute).
[5] INRAE: Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
(National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment).
[6] UTC: Compiègne University of Technology.
[7] SPF: Santé Publique France (Public Health France).
[8] HCTISN: High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety.
