French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission
| Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives | |
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| Formed | 18 October 1945 by Charles de Gaulle |
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| Headquarters | Paris and Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| Employees | 21,000+ (2022) |
| Annual budget | €5.8 billion (2022) |
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| Website | cea.fr (en) |
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, or CEA (French: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives), is a French public government-funded research organisation in the areas of energy, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. The CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and researchers, building on the synergies between fundamental and technological research.
CEA is headed by a board headed by the general administrator (currently François Jacq since 20 April 2018), advised by the high-commissioner for atomic energy (currently Patrick Landais). Its yearly budget amounts to €5.8 billion and its permanent staff is slightly over 21,000 persons.