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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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    “Cladding tube damage poses no risk to mankind or the environment”

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has issued Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant (KKL) approval to restart subject to conditions. The conditions under which dryouts have occurred at KKL are known. KKL has instigated counter measures. Consequently operation is safe. In an interview Ralph Schulz, Director of the Safety Analyses Division, shares some background insights.

    Events, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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    ENSI issues Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant approval to restart subject to conditions

    Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant can restart power operation after an extended annual overhaul. The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has checked the clarification of the causes and measures derived from it for the avoidance of critical boiling conditions or dryouts. After the circumstances that led to the dryout had been identified, the supervisory authority…

    Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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    The discharge of radioactive substances into the North Sea and the Atlantic has been reduced successfully in the past few years

    The meeting of the Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) is taking place in Geneva until Thursday. The aim of the RSC is that the Contracting Parties to the OSPAR Convention on the protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic have to reduce the release of radioactive materials by 2020 so that they are no…

    ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Polish Delegation enquires about nuclear supervision in Switzerland

    A four-member delegation from the Polish National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) is currently in Brugg for talks with the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). Their interest during the three-day visit is related to ENSI’s integrated management system and the regulatory safety culture.

    Bilateral Cooperation, ENSI
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    “The inspection of the steam generators of the Gösgen and Beznau Nuclear Power Plants will not require a temporary shut-down”

    At the beginning of December 2016 the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) requested the inspection of the steam generators at the Gösgen and Beznau nuclear power plants. Georg Schwarz, ENSI Deputy Director and head of the NPPs Division, explains the background and context in the following interview.

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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    Findings on fuel elements in Leibstadt NPP: ENSI is classifying the incident as INES 1 and checking the submitted measures

    An inspection of fuel elements in Leibstadt NPP revealed that critical boiling states – so-called dryouts – had systematically occurred over several cycles. The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) is classifying this incident as Level 1 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES). It is currently checking the documents and actions submitted…

    Events, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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    Beznau and Gösgen nuclear power plants must check their steam generators

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) requires that the Beznau and Gösgen nuclear power plants check the quality and design of the forgings of the steam generators in respect of adherence to the material specifications. In doing so, ENSI is reacting to information from France.

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities
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    ENSI Board names Felix Altorfer as Director of the Waste Management Division

    Felix Altorfer, Director of the Staff of the Directorate, will be switching to the Waste Management Division and taking over as its Director at the beginning of 2017. This decision was made by the ENSI Board in today’s meeting. Urs Ellenberger, who was chosen at the beginning of November 2016, will not be assuming his…

    Deep Geological Repository Storage, ENSI as an employer, Waste Management
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