Cadarache
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Cadarache is the largest technological research and development centre for energy in Europe. It includes the CEA research activities and ITER.
CEA Cadarache is one of the 10 research centres of the French Commission of Atomic and Alternative Energies.
The Cadarache facility in 2008.
Durance
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The Durance is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 323.2 km (200.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin is 14,472 km2 (5,588 sq mi).
A view of the Durance south of Cavaillon with the LGV Méditerranée viaduct
The dam at the Lac de Serre-Ponçon
![Durance Valley at Les Mées, in the northern part of Plateau de Valensole [fr]. In the background is the Mourre de Chanier [fr] mountain. The EDF Canal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Durance_Les_M%C3%A9es.JPG/500px-Durance_Les_M%C3%A9es.JPG)
Durance Valley at Les Mées, in the northern part of Plateau de Valensole [fr]. In the background is the Mourre de Chanier [fr] mountain. The EDF Canal is the thin white line in the distance between the tree line and the base of the hills.
The Durance, close to Avignon