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What is the JRC ?

April 26, 2017jrc

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What is the JRC ?

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A. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is part of the European Commission, one of the DG s since 16 Jan. 1996. It is reports to the same Commissioner as does DG XII: Science, Technology and Research. It has 5 sites and 7 Institutes. Centro Comune di Ricerca (CCR) Ispra is the only site in Italy and it appears on roadsigns (hah!) as “CCR Euratom” (Euratom is one of the European Communities which the Commission serves). JRC Ispra houses the Space Applications Institute (SAI), the Environmental Institute (EI), the Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety (ISIS) and the Institute for Safety and Consumer Protection. Also on site is ENEA, part of the Italian energy research agency. The site has strict security, only two entrances and special identity cards. Oh yes, there appear to be two nuclear reactors on site.