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 began her career in 1993 at the CEA, where she worked closely with research teams on numerous projects, including CABRI and ITER. She then held several positions within IRSN and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, before joining EDF in November 2024 as part of the Strategic Committee for the Nuclear Sector.

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.

Working groups

To carry out its actions, the CSFN relies on specific working groups. These working groups are created to reflect on the specific needs of the sector and make proposals that are then discussed by the members of the CSFN board. The last working groups dealt with the subjects of the reliability of skills and the attractiveness of the sector.