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Kids' Zone - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (Canada)

SITE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE (*)
The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Kids’ Zone offers teachers and students information on nuclear energy, electricity and how energy interacts with our environment. Information is available both in English and French. A mix of animations, games, colorful cartoon characters, who ever said that learning about nuclear energy is boring? Students may also ask questions, share stories and/or ideas via the "Sound Off" page.
Suitable for middle school students.
:: en Français | in English

(*) Last accessed by NE: Sep. 7, 2009

Areva Group (France)

Website of the Areva Group, the France-based world leader in nuclear power. The website offers some interesting educational material. All pages are available both in French and English, unless otherwise noted.

Comprendre
The Comprendre section of the Areva Group website is designed to help the public understand the company operations. Information is presented as photo of the week, quiz, fact files and games.
:: en Français | in English

Tout savoir sur le nucléaire - Areva NC
From AREVA NC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AREVA group:
Mini-Encyclopedia, Issues (Fuel Cycle, transport, environment), FAQs, quiz to test nuclear power knowledge.
:: en Français | in English

EPR, le premier réacteur de génération III+ en construction (FR) or
EPR, Der erste Reaktor der III+ Generation (DE)
From AREVA NP a company within the AREVA Group designing, building and selling nuclear power plants. This commercial website is about the European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR), a third generation nuclear reactor for electric power. Featuring among other things: technology description, diagrams and a virtual tour of the reactor's operation.
The site is available in English, French and German.
:: en Français | in English | auf Deutsch

Last accessed by NE: Sep. 7, 2009

Comprendre - Areva Group

ANDRA (France)

Website of the The French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management. All pages are available both in English (unfortunately no longer available the last time we checked the site *) and French. If you speak French check the sections under "Les déchets radioactifs" (^).
:: en Français | in English

(^) sur la gestion des déchets radioactifs

(*) Last accessed by NE: Sep. 7, 2009

Espace Jeunes - CEA (France)

If you speak French, make sure to check "Espace Jeunes" from CEA (a French government-funded technological research organisation). This website offers a broad spectrum of resources about radioactivity, nuclear energy, and nuclear waste: online reports, multimedia (make sure to check the animations!), pdf booklets, and more.
Available only in French.

Autrement dit: Un espace jeunes par le CEA avec beaucoup de ressources sur la radioactivité, l'énergie nucléaire et les déchets radioactifs: médiathèque (n'oubliez pas de visiter la page des animations didactiques!), dossiers thématiques, livrets thématiques, etc.
:: CEA Espace Jeunes (en Français)

Last accessed by NE: Sep. 8, 2009

SFEN (France)

For those speaking French: the website of the Société Française d’Energie Nucléaire (the French nuclear energy society) is worth a visit.
Available only in French.

Le site web de la SFEN contient plen d'infos utiles: Notions de base sur l'énergie nucléaire; Brèves réponses aux questions fréquemment posées à la SFEN sur le nucléaire; l'évolution des technologies nucléaires telle qu'en rendent compte notamment les travaux de la SFEN; regards sur les métiers du nucléaire; documentation; glossaire; etc.
:: SFEN (en Français)

Last accessed by NE: Sep. 8, 2009