Swiss federal authorities

Bilateral cooperation

Switzerland has ratified state treaties and bilateral agreements in the areas of nuclear safety and security. ENSI represents Switzerland in these bodies together with other federal authorities and cooperates in bilateral commissions with neighbouring countries and other relevant foreign regulatory authorities:

  • Commission franco-suisse de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection (CFS)
  • Commissione Italo-Svizzera per la cooperazione in materia di sicurezza nucleare (CIS)
  • Deutsch-Schweizerische Kommission für die Sicherheit kerntechnischer Einrichtungen (German-Swiss Commission DSK)
  • Nuklearinformationsabkommen Schweiz-Österreich (Swiss-Austrian nuclear information agreement)


News

  • News, Posts

    Switzerland and Spain intensify exchange of information on nuclear safety and radiation protection

    ENSI and the Spanish nuclear safety authority CSN have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase the exchange of nuclear regulation experience and information between Switzerland and Spain.

  • Delegation der spanischen Aufsichtsbehörde.
    News, Posts

    The Spanish regulatory authority and ENSI in talks on radiation protection

    From 6 to 8 May 2024, a delegation from the Spanish regulatory authority visited ENSI. Discussions focused on the topic of radiation protection, in particular exchanging of experience relating to the Leibstadt NPP and to the Mühleberg NPP, which is currently being dismantled.

  • News, Posts

    German-Swiss Commission Discusses IPPAS Follow-up Mission and Deep Geological Repositories

    At this year’s meeting, the German-Swiss Commission devoted particular attention to the progress made in deep geological disposal. The results of the IAEA’s international review missions in Switzerland and Germany were also discussed in Munich on 22 and 23 November 2023.


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