Deliberations by the Board of Directors rule on IRSN activities. More specifically, the Board deliberates on general conditions governing organization and operation, the Institute’s programs and strategy, and the annual report. It also approves the budget, decisions involving changes, year-end financial statements and income appropriation.
Members (as of June 30, 2011)
10 government representatives
Patrick RENVOISE
Nuclear Safety Inspector for DGA, the French defense procurement agency, representing the minister of defense.
Régine BREHIER
Director of Research and Innovation, representing the minister for the environment.
Bernard DUPRAZ
Representative in charge of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection for Defense-related Activities and Facilities.
Jean-Denis COMBREXELLE
Director of Labor Relations, representing the minister for employment.
Nicolas CHANTRENNE
Head of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Mission.
Guillaume DEDEREN
Head of the Major Risks Office at the Directorate for Defense and Civil Security, representing the minister for civil security.
Françoise TUCHMAN
Deputy Director of Environmental and Food Risk Prevention at the French Directorate General for Health, representing the minister for health.
Marine CAMIADE
Head of the Energy, Profit-sharing, Industry and Innovation Office at the Budget Directorate, representing the Minister for the budget.
Two nominations in process for members representing the minister for industry and the minister of research.
Six advisory members
Agnès BUZYN
Board of Directors Chairperson, physician and professor of hematology, nominated by the Minister for Health.
Serge AUBERT
Air Force Brigadier-General, nominated by the Minister of Defense.
Claude BIRRAUX
President of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Options.
Jean-Marc CAVEDON
Director of the Division for Research in Nuclear Energy and Safety at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, nominated by the Minister for Research.
Jean-Claude DELALONDE
Chairman of the National Association of Local Information Commissions, nominated by the Minister for Ecology.
Patrick LEDERMANN
Vice-Chairman of nuclear activity at Alstom Power, nominated by the Minister for Industry.
Eight staff representatives
Yves Brisset, Nicolas Brisson, François Ducamp, Thierry Fleury, François Jeffroy, Yves Le Reste, Christophe Serres, Carine Strup-Perrot.
Ex officio or associate members
Bernard Abate
Auditor General
Stéphane Rochard
IRSN Accounting Officer
Philippe Bourachot
Works Committee Secretary
Michel Brière
IRSN Deputy Director General in charge of defense-related missions
Jean-Bernard Chérié
Secrétary of the Board of Directors, IRSN Deputy Director General in charge of administration and management related missions
André-Claude Lacoste
Chairman of the French Nuclear Safety Authority
Laurent Michel
Director General of Risk Prevention and Government Commissioner
Jacques Repussard
Director General of IRSN