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  • Convetion on Nuclear Safety 2025
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    Convention on Nuclear Safety: Switzerland submits 10th national report to IAEA

    Switzerland has submitted its 10th national report on the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. The report shows that Switzerland is complying with the requirements of the international convention.

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    Welcome to the new ENSI Board website!

    The redesign of the ENSI Board website focuses on the needs of the target groups. The structure of the new website has been slightly streamlined and new functions have been integrated. All ENSI Board announcements are still available under News. The News can now be displayed as a list or as tiles. Links in the footer…

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    2024 Oversight Report: Nuclear power plants complied with approved operating conditions

    ENSI assessed the safety condition of the nuclear power plants as good overall for 2024. All reportable events were of minor significance for nuclear safety. This is the conclusion reached by ENSI in its 2024 Oversight Report.

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    Long-term strategy for IAEA safety standards adopted

    The Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has unanimously adopted the “Long-term Plan”, a strategy for the long-term development of safety standards. The plan aims to keep these globally applicable standards fit for purpose and forward looking, and to maintain their effectiveness in a rapidly evolving environment. A concrete…

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    Federal Council approves ENSI Board’s 2024 activity and business report

    The ENSI Board has assessed ENSI’s regulatory activities in relation to Switzerland’s nuclear installations as responsible, appropriate and of high quality.

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    EU Topical Peer Review on fire protection in nuclear facilities: ENSI assessments confirmed

    Switzerland participated in the EU’s Topical Peer Review on fire protection in nuclear facilities. The now published report summarizes the expertise and in-depth discussions of the other supervisory authorities. As ENSI had already explained in its national report at the end of 2023, fire protection concepts need to be updated for certain nuclear facilities.

  • Titelblatt Strahlenschutzbericht 2024
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    Radiation Protection Report 2024: All Legal Limits Met

    In 2024, Swiss nuclear installations met all legal radiation protection limits according to ENSI’s annual radiation protection report. Based on a closely coordinated system of monitoring instruments, ENSI was able to verify that the regulated parties fulfilled their legal obligations to protect both personnel and the general public from radiation.

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    ENSI completes the flood risk safety analysis review

    ENSI has completed its review of the updated flood and bank erosion analyses based on the EXAR study. The results show that no safety-relevant buildings at the nuclear power plants or the Central Interim Storage Facility are endangered in the event of either a 1,000-year or 10,000-year flood. Based on conservative assumptions, the Paul Scherrer…

  • ENSI Erfahrungs- und Forschungsbericht 2024
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    ENSI Publishes its 2024 Research and Experience Report: New Findings for Long-Term Operation

    The 2024 Research and Experience Report is focused on research into earthquake risks, fire propagation in reactors and the health effects of ionising radiation. The report presents important findings for regulatory practice, especially relating to the long-term operation of nuclear power plants, and simultaneously gives an insight into ENSI’s broad-based international cooperation.