The environment

Environmental Sciences and Technologies

• A highly diversified industry in Normandy stemming from high concentration of industry, power sources and human resources,
• Cogema: the world leader in nuclear fuel processing - 6,000 jobs in Cherbourg,
• Environment Control Centre in Cherbourg,
• CNPP/VALMARIS Technopole in Vernon.

Controlling risks and environment control powers tomorrow’s development. An example of this is the recent creation of the European Risk Assessment Institute in Honfleur, which will be involved in the ‘Risk - Decision - Territory’ research programme of the French Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development.

 

KEY FIGURES

• Number one in Europe for nuclear fuel re-processing,
• Number one in France for used oil recycling,
• Number one in France for heavy metal waste recycling.

 

Higher Education and R&D laboratories

University of Rouen	12 laboratories at the "Environment and Natural Risks and Technological Hazards Centre".
University of Caen	Research laboratories.
EIC Cherbourg	Training in environment control, industrial hygiene and safety at work.
INSA	in Rouen: training in environmental and chemical risk management.
Environment Control Job-Training Centre in Cherbourg	Training in clean rooms (ultra-cleanliness) on industrial equipment (life size); training in electric, nuclear and risk-prevention skills; training in behavioural skills for jobs in controlled environments.

 

Corporate services

REN (« Réseau Environnement Normandie »), Normandy Environmental Network: Corporate follow-up services ranging from the development of studies related to scheduled facilities (among others) to equipment set-up and waste recycling.

 

Main companies

Sedibex, Citron, Serep, Occidental Sea Glass, Hoyer, Guy Dauphin Environnement, Sirec, Cogema, Sonolub, Sita, Teris, Séché Environnement, Paprec, SGS Multilab, ETSA, Analis, Veolia, Valorem, Valme Technologies...

 

Useful links

European Risk Institute