Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Nuclear Research Centers In World

 S.No.Nuclear Research Center Location Year of Estb Objective
 1Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) US 1946 To apply a unique mix of world-class science, engineering and user facilities to deliver innovative research and technologies.
 2Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)Australia 1987To provide scientific and technical advice across the nuclear fuel cycle to government and to support Australia's national strategic and nuclear policy objectives, etc.
 3Belgium Nuclear Research Centre (SCN-CEN)Belgium 1952To promote Nuclear safety, radiation protection, etc.
 4 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)India 1957To fulfill its mandate of indigenous nuclear power programme and various other applications of nuclear energy, etc.
 5 Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)New York 1947Nuclear and high energy physics, nonproliferation, structural biology, etc.
 6 Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)Japan 1951To serve as the comprehensive central research institution for the electric power industry.
 8 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)Bubna 1956To unite the efforts, scientific and material potentials of its Member States for investigations of the fundamental properties of matter.
 9Austrian Research Centre, Siebersdorf (ARCS)Austria1956It provides research and technological development to realize basic innovations for the next generation of infrastructure related technologies in the fields of health & environment, enery, mobility and safety & security.
 10Bulgarian Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE)Bulgaria1972To connect the milestone problems Bulgaria in accordance with the modern world tendencies by carrying out scietific investigations.
 11Central Research Institute of Management, Economics and Information of Minatom of Russia (TSNIIATOMINFORM)Russia1967To facilitate the management of the research and production branches of the nuclear industry and to provide reliable technical and economic information to the industry.
 12European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)Switzerland1954To provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research.
 13Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission) (CEA)France1945To develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military
 14Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA)Egypt1955National research and development in the basic and applied peaceful nuclear research
 15European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)Belgium----To focus on both nuclear safeguards and nuclear safety and includes work at the High Flux Reactor in Petten under a supplementary programme.
 16Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Jülich Research Centre)Europe1956To provide impetus and are engaged as a partner throughout the entire value-adding process of research from basic research up to actual innovations, etc.
 17Government of India Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)India1948
To increase share of nuclear power through deployment of indigenous and other proven technologies, along with development of fast breeder reactors and thorium reactors with associated fuel cycle facilities
 18Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research  (IGCAR)India1971conducting broad based multidisciplinary programme of scientific research and advanced Engineering, directed towards the development of sodium cooled Fast Breeder Reactor [FBR] technology
 19Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)Norway1948To contribute to the extension of safe and profitable use of multiphase transportation systems.
 20Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University(IAE)Japan1971To carry out research in advanced and socially acceptable energy systems in the entire processes of energy generation, conversion and utilization.
 21Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN)Brasil1956To perform research and development of nuclear energy
peaceful applications.
 22International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER)France----To demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power.
 23Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC)Israel1952To focus in concerning the advancement of nuclear research and development, and the setting of nuclear policy and priorities.
 24Japan Atomic Energy Agency(JAEA)Japan2005Long term energy security countermeasures to environmental problems, creation of advanced science and technology with competitive edges.
 25Jozef Stefan Institute(IJS)Belgrade1949To provide expert scientific and applied output in the form of processes, products and consultancy, and to produce well-trained young scientists.
 26Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI)South Korea1959To strengthen the competitive edge of the nation's science and technology by achieving technological self-reliance in nuclear technology and expanding its research activities to other related areas.
 27Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(LLNL)California1952To ensure the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons through the application of advanced science, engineering and technology.
 28Los Alamos National Laboratory(LANL)United States1943To ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent.
 29Nuclear Materials Control Centre(NMCC)Japan1972To promote improvement of nuclear material management industry and systems and international collaboration concerned with nuclear material management, and thereby to contribute to sound development of nuclear power industry and peaceful utilization of nuclear power
 30Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)Oak Ridge, Tennessee1943To maintain the vitality of the Laboratory, enhance the Laboratory’s ability to address future DOE missions, and stimulate exploration at the forefront of science and technology.
 31Oxford Research Group(ORG)United Kingdom1982Pioneering the idea of sustainable approaches to security as an alternative to violent global confrontation, through original research wide ranging dialogue and practical policy recommendations.
 32Paul Scherrer Institute(PSI)Switzerland1988 By conducting fundamental and applied research, we work on long-term solutions for major challenges facing society, industry and science.
 33Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology(CEIMAT)Spain1951To contribute to the sustainable development of the country and the quality of life of its citizens, through the generation and application of scientific and technological knowledge in the area of energy.
 34Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) - Department of Energy Technology  (KTH-EGI)Sweden1827To provide state-of-the-art education in the fields of power generation, solar energy, and energy utilization in the built environment by means of economically and environmentally sustainable systems and technologies.
 35Sandia National Laboratory California1948To maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms controland nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste.
 36Savannah River Site(SRS) United States1950 cleanup activities related to work done in the past for the nation's nuclear buildup.
 37South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)South Africa1999To undertake and promote research and development in the field of nuclear energy and related technologies; to process and store nuclear material and other restricted material; and to co-ordinate with other organisations in matters falling within these spheres.
 38UK Atomic Energy Authority(UKAEA)UK1954To develop fusion power as a commercially viable, environmentally sound energy source for the future.

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