CEA
Jean-Francois Weiss has extensive experience in the nuclear industry, currently serving as the Deputy Head of the High Activity Decommissioning Department and Programs, as well as the Head of Dismantling Operations Management Service at CEA since September 2016. Weiss is also a part-time lecturer at CentraleSupélec and INSTN since 2023 and 2018, respectively. Prior experience includes roles at AREVA NP from 2007 to 2016 as a Senior Project Manager, where responsibilities included managing significant projects such as the Jules Horowitz reactor's primary coolant system and the Silo Direct Encapsulation Project at Sellafield Ltd. Earlier positions at AREVA involved project engineering and process design, with a notable focus on procurement activities and technical integration for major nuclear projects. Weiss holds a degree from Grenoble INP - Phelma, obtained between 1988 and 1991.
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CEA
The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives"). It is a public body established in October 1945 by General de Gaulle. A leader in research, development and innovation, the CEA mission statement has two main objectives: To become the leading technological research organization in Europe and to ensure that the nuclear deterrent remains effective in the future. The CEA is active in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. In each of these fields, the CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and researchers, building on the synergies between fundamental and technological research. The civilian programs of the CEA received 49% of their funding from the French government, and 30% from external sources (partner companies and the European Union). The CEA had a budget of 4,3 billion euros. The CEA is based in ten research centers in France, each specializing in specific fields. The laboratories are located in the Paris region, the Rhône-Alpes, the Rhône valley, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Aquitaine, Central France and Burgundy. The CEA benefits from the strong regional identities of these laboratories and the partnerships forged with other research centers, local authorities and universities.