Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe [in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft] (literally: Karlsruhe Research Centre [within the Helmholtz Association]) is a research institution based in Karlsruhe/BW, Germany. Its main campus is located in Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/BW, Germany, 12 km north of the Karlsruhe city centre. Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/BW (UN/LOCODE: DE EGL) is a city of about 15000 inhabitants located at 49. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ...

It has currently (2005) approximately 3800 employees and an annual budget of approximately 294 million EUR, making it one of the biggest science and engineering research institutions in Germany and Europe. The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ...

The Forschungszentrum is a GmbH funded jointly by the Federal Republic of Germany (90 %) and the State of Baden-Württemberg (10 %). Its research and development program is embedded in the superordinate program structure of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers and concentrates on the five research areas Structure of Matter, Earth and Environment, Health, Energy, and Key Technologies. One of the installations is the synchrotron light source ANKA, accessible also for commercial purposes. Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) is a type of business structure in Germany, similar to limited liability company in the United States. ... With an area of 35,742 km² and 10. ... The Helmholtz Association (German: Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft) is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. ... This article is mostly concerned with applications of synchrotron radiation produced by cyclic paticle accelerators. ...

The Forschungszentrum was founded in 1956 as Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe (KfK) (Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre). Initial activities concentrated around the Forschungsreaktor 2 (FR2), the first nuclear reactor built by Germany. With the decline of nuclear energy activities in Gergay, Moehehgherizna7 Karlsruhe directed its work increasingly towards alternative areas of basic and applied sciences. This change is reflected in the change of name from Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe to Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe with the subheading Technik und Umwelt (technology and environment) in 1995. This subheading was replaced by in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft in 2002. Forschungsreaktor 2 (FR2) (Research Reactor 2) was the first nuclear reactor built in and by Germany after restrictions on nuclear research imposed as a result of the Second World War were lifted in 1955. ... The Helmholtz Association (German: Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft) is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. ...

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