The Jimmy project
Jimmy was created in 2020 based on a dual realization: on one hand, industries need to change their source of heat, but there are few profitable decarbonized alternatives. On the other hand, nuclear fission allows for the production of low-cost decarbonized heat.
Jimmy's goal is to accelerate the transition to decarbonization as quickly as possible. After a concept maturation phase in 2021, Jimmy now relies on a determined multidisciplinary team and is reinventing the use of fission to decarbonize industry.
Our objective is to commission its industrial demonstrator by 2026 to realize its vision of a decarbonized and competitive industry in France.
Advisory board
Frank Carré
Scientific Director | CEA Energy Department
HTR Expert
1
Philippe Demigné
Former CEO | Bertin Technologies
Innovative industrial project management expert
2
Michael Futterer
Senior Expert | Joint Research Centre, European Commission
HTR expert
3
Daniel Iracane
Former Head of the RJH and Deputy Director of International Relations | CEA
Nuclear expert
4
Elsa Lemaître
Internal Audit Director | CEA
Nuclear project management expert
5
Pierre Toulhoat
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board | Andra
Nuclear expert
6
Werner Von Lensa
Jülich Centrum
HTR & graphite expert
8
Nicolas Zweibaum
Director Engineering Design | Kairos Power
Innovative nuclear reactors expert
9
Our investors
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News
Jimmy submits an application for authorization to build a thermal generator on the Cristanol site.
Jimmy submits a request for authorization (DAC) for a thermal generator project which, if it passes all the stages of appraisal and authorization, could be set up on the Cristanol industrial site in Bazancourt (51).
ASN website
Press release
Jimmy signs supply contract with Toyo Tanso for its graphite needs
Jimmy has signed a contractwith the world's leading producer of isotropic technical graphite. Toyo Tanso will supply Jimmy with the graphite needed to operate its generators.
Press release
Jimmy applies for authorization to build an assembly line on its industrial platform in Le Creusot.
Jimmy initiates the authorizations required to start construction of the assembly plant on its industrial platform in Le Creusot.
ASN website
Press release
Jimmy chooses Le Creusot as the location for its industrial platform
Jimmy sets up in Le Creusot, France, to build and assemble the SMRs that will be installed at its customers' sites.
Newspaper
Press release