Governance

President

Xavier Ursat

The president of the CSFN is Xavier Ursat. A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, Xavier Ursat has been Group Executive Director in charge of Engineering and New Nuclear Projects since March 2015. President of the Groupement des Industriels Français de l'Energie Nucléaire (GIFEN), he is also Chairman of Edvance’s Supervisory and Guidance Committee and member of the Framatome Supervisory Board. He is also the outgoing President of the Société Française d'Energie Nucléaire (Sfen).

Head coordinator of the French nuclear sector

Maria Faury

Maria Faury has held various R&D management positions in the nuclear field at the CEA and IRSN (waste decontamination, experimental nuclear safety programs, magnetic confinement fusion). She then worked at the Ministry of Research as scientific director of the energy sector. After coming back to the CEA, she integrated the governing bodies of major French and European research infrastructures. She joined EDF in late 2024, where she has been working as Director of the Strategic Committee for the Nuclear Sector (CSFN) and Permanent Delegate to the National Council for Industry (CNI). 

Representative comittee

The board meets every two to three months to discuss nuclear industry issues and prepare future projects. Following these tripartite meetings, decisions are taken to implement actions in favor of the French nuclear industry. These meetings allow all the members to meet in order to deal with short-term issues and to establish the nuclear industry's medium and long-term strategy.