The Scientific Council gives an opinion on IRSN programs. It examines program results in order to prepare recommendations on Institute strategy. It may be consulted by the Board’s chairperson or by the supervisory ministers on any subject that comes under the Institute’s authority. Its advice may be sought on any issue or operation that involves an IRSN commitment.
Members (as of December 31, 2010)
Michel Quintard
Scientific Council Chairman, CNRS Research Director at the Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics, nominated by the Minister for Research
Philippe Ackerer
Deputy Director of the Institute of Fluid and Solid Mechanics in Strasbourg, nominated by the Minister for the Environment
Jean-Claude André
Emeritus Research Director, Scientific Advisor at the CNRS Institute for Engineering and Systems Science, nominated by the Minister for Labor
Dietrich Averbeck
CNRS Emeritus Research Director at the Curie Institute, nominated by the Minister for Health
Bernard Bonin
Deputy Scientific Director of the CEA Nuclear Energy Division nominated by the Minister for Research
Yves-Sébastien Cordoliani
Medical practitioner, human radiation protection expert, nominated by the Minister for Health
Denis Gambini
Medical practitioner, researcher in the Central Service of Occupational Medicine in the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, nominated by the Minister for Labor
Pierre Laroche
Chief Medical Officer of the French Armed Forces and Head of the Medical Division of the Armed Forces’ Radiation Protection Department, nominated by the Minister of Defense
André Pineau
Professor at the Paris School of Mine Engineering, nominated by the Minister for Industry
Bernard Sevestre
Head of the Radioactive Sources Team at the CEA Nuclear Energy Division nominated by the Minister for Research
Patsy-Ann Thomson
Director of assessment and environment protection in the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, nominated by the Minister for Ecology
George Yadigaroglu
Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, nominated by the Minister for Industry