Ispra

Ispra is a comune and small town on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the province of Varese (Lombardy, northern Italy). Joint Research Centre Some of the main Institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) are located there, including the Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC), the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) and the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP), as well as the Ispra site Directorate (IS). Locally, the research establishment is referred to as the CCR (Centro Comune di Ricerca) or as EURATOM - based on its history in nuclear research. The site covers an area of 157 hectares (390 acres), where the original presence of pines, birches, oaks and chestnut trees has partially been preserved. The site still contains a number of experimental nuclear reactors in the process of being decommissioned. See also Joint Research Centre References