Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire
Institut de radioprotection et de surete nucleaire; IRSN; Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire; Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety; Institut de protection et de sûreté nucléaire
The French Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN) ("Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute") located in Fontenay-aux-Roses is a public official establishment with an industrial and commercial aspect (EPIC) created by the AFSSE Act ( - French Agency of Sanitary Environmental Security) and by February 22, 2002 decreed n°2002-254. The IRSN is placed under the conjoint authority of the Defence minister, the Environmental minister, the Industry minister and the Health and Research minister.