| For more than 30 years, the Basse Normandie
region has been hosting complex, high-risk facilities in industries
such as Agribusiness, Microelectronics, Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry,
and Nuclear Power. The Nuclear industry has pioneered expertise
and skills, especially in the Contentin region. These advances
have been driven by nuclear fuel processing (at the COGEMA plant),
the nuclear electric power station at Flamanville, and the nuclear
submarine shipyard. Accordingly, this far-reaching experience
is enhanced through the control of these facilities, especially
in the area of the standard specifications now required in a growing
number of fields. The following fields are among the many areas
of developed and controlled expertise and skills: |
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Complex system operations
and supervision |
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The design, maintenance,
and management of hazards |
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The control of human
behaviour in clean, hostile or hazardous environments |
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Environment control
in clean zones |
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Biodegradation of
materials |
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The fight against
the spread of nosocomial infections |
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| The
Teams |
| The personnel at the training centre
and the academic teams are tackling the following: human-machine
interface, computer data securement, contactless metering instruments,
software sensors monitoring complex processes, flow modelling,
process control, the acoustic and thermal characterisation of
components, large system simulation, smart electronics (self-correcting
systems), load-sharing modelling, surface electrostatics, technical-scientific
hazards, virtual workstations, and decision-making support tools. |
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Companies within an association called EMA -
Ensembliers en Maîtrise d'Ambiance [turnkey solutions
for environment control] (dtioncommerciale@ema-cleansystem.com)
provide a global, integrated offering, drawing on industrial experience
in: public works, special machines, air conditioning/environmental
control, clean rooms, electricity, automatic control systems,
coatings, and flooring, design engineering, clean-up operations,
disinfecting, contamination measurement, and piping inspection. |
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The CREMA, a scientific and technical co-ordinating
group, is in charge of bringing together technological needs and
scientific expertise. |
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RESOTEC is a technological platform where innovative
technologies are put to work for companies (engineering schools,
university technological institutes, and vocational secondary
schools). |
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| Equipments |
The Training Centre at Octeville www.pole-de-formation.com
handles: the duplication, characterisation, and study of complex
system operations for hazard awareness; the identification of
the mutual influence of technical and human factors; the drafting
of instructions for proper use; the design of, and recommendations
for the appropriate training programs.
The facility provides: |
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Realistic remote controlled processes for liquid
powder treatment |
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Industrial environment control facilities for sensitive
and/or hazardous products |
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A hospital set-up (changing room, technical support
centre, and laboratory) |
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An institutional kitchen set-up |
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Premises appropriate for personnel change of wear,
and for the processing of products and materials |
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Measuring and testing facilities for clean-up, dustiness,
and contamination |
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| Methods |
| The methods, skills, and expertise
draw on a long-standing experience in the industrial environment.
They are enhanced by desk research or applied research conducted
at university laboratories addressing the technical, technological
and human aspects. For every case, the problems are modelled at
the testing centre, and practical recommendations are provided. |
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| Contacts |
| For general technological
or scientific information |
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M. Dominique KERVADEC
Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Cherbourg
Site Universitaire, rue Louis Aragon BP 78
50130 CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE FRANCE
Tél : 33 (0)2 33 01 42 06 - Fax : 33 (0)2 33 01 42 01
dkervadec.eic@chbg.unicaen.fr |
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M. Patrick JUILLARD
Pôle Maîtrise d'Ambiance
Site universistaire, rue Louis Aragon-BP 78
50130 CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE FRANCE
Tél : 33 (0)2 33 01 46 01 - Fax : 33 (0)2 33 01 42 48
juillard.pma@chbg.unicaen.fr
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| For economic or industrial
information |
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Normandie Développement
57 avenue de Bretagne - BP 1083
76173 Rouen Cedex 1 - France
Tel : 33 (0)2 35 03 06 04 - Fax : 33 (0)2 35 03 07 86
ndrouen@normandydev.com |
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| For international contacts |
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AFII (French Agency for International Investments)
- www.afii.fr |
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