Electronics at the French Atomic Energy Commission

This paper gives a description of the organization and functioning of the Electronic Division of the Atomic Energy Commission of France. The Division is organized into four sections, Physical Electronics, General Electronics, Industrial Electronics, and Radioactive Isotopes Measurement. The sections are subdivided into groups. There are approximately 200 persons in the Division. Descriptions are given in this paper of typical development projects and method of operation. Some examples of interesting instruments are given together with a brief description of their operation.