On 16 July 1954, in anticipation of the forthcoming working meeting of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Jules Guéron, Director for General Programmes and Head of the Physical Chemistry Department, drafts a note in which he outlines the state of nuclear equipment in France and makes proposals for a second five-year plan to be drawn up as part of France’s nuclear effort. Jules Guéron was involved in the launch and development of the CEA, France’s dedicated nuclear energy organisation.