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  • Allgemein, News, Posts

    25th Austria–Switzerland bilateral meeting: discussion on deep geological disposal, radiation protection and current issues related to nuclear safety

    On 27 and 28 May 2026, the Austrian and Swiss delegations held their annual bilateral meeting, during which they exchanged information on various topics, including the progress of the Sectoral Plan for Deep Geological Repositories and radiological monitoring.

    Bilateral Cooperation
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  • KKW Beznau, Blocks 1 und 2
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    ENSI takes note of the decision to operate Beznau NPP up to 2033

    ENSI takes note of Axpo’s decision to operate Beznau 1 Nuclear Power Plant until 2033 and Beznau 2 Nuclear Power Plant until 2032. Beznau NPP has an open-ended operating licence, as is the case for all Swiss NPPs. Subject to safety being guaranteed, the operator is free to make a commercial decision about how long…

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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  • Bild des Saals vom CSSCF im November 2024
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    Oversight authority and operators of Swiss nuclear facilities continue to develop safety culture

    The Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum Switzerland took place in Bern on 19 and 20 November 2024. Representatives from various institutions discussed Switzerland’s national culture and analysed its influence on the safety and oversight culture of nuclear facilities. The aim is to continuously improve safety and security. The results will be summarised in a report and…

    Safety Culture
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    Welcome to ENSI’s new website

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has revised its website. The design of the new website focuses on structuring the individual topics clearly, and also aligning it with the needs of the various interest groups. The main topics can be accessed directly via the main navigation bar. Visually, ENSI has aligned its website with…

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  • Convention on Nuclear Safety
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    The CNS confirms: Switzerland complies with international requirements

    The eighth and ninth review conference of the Convention on Nuclear Safety praised Switzerland for the federal partial funding of ENSI’s research programme. The long-term retention of competence for nuclear safety in Switzerland was also highlighted as a challenge. In summary, Switzerland performed well in an international comparison.

    ENSI
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    Seventh Review Meeting of the Joint Convention: Switzerland Honours its Commitments

    From 27 June to 8 July 2022, ENSI participated in the Seventh Review Meeting of the Joint Convention at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna. ENSI Director Marc Kenzelmann led the Swiss delegation, with Switzerland receiving top marks for its handling of spent fuel and radioactive waste.

    ENSI
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    The Swiss Federal Council appoints Martin Zimmermann as a new member to the ENSI Board

    From 01 April 2017, the ENSI Board will once again comprise seven members. The Federal Council appointed Martin A. Zimmermann as the successor to Karine Rausis. The 65-year old has more than 30 years experience in the nuclear reactor research field.

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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    Security and safety as parts of the overall culture for the protection of man and the environment

    Alongside safety in its narrowest sense, safety culture also includes the security of nuclear installations together with other aspects that are important for ensuring nuclear safety. This is demonstrated by the revised second edition of the Oversight Report on the safety culture in nuclear installations of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI).

    Emergency Preparedness, Human and organisational factors, Precautions, Security
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    Safe renaturalisation

    «After the cessation of operations nuclear power plants are demolished and the site renaturalised. The professional disassembly and of the installations takes many years. We ensure that the owners of nuclear installations comply with the legal requirements and that the safety of the population and the skilled workers involved is also guaranteed during decommissioning. For…

    Decommissioning, Nuclear Facilities
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