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  • 8th Review Meeting of the Joint Convention - Switzerland
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    8th Review Meeting of the Joint Convention: Switzerland receives positive overall assessment

    From 17 to 28 March 2025, ENSI participated in the Eighth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. The Swiss National Report received one « good practice », three « areas of good performance » and one…

    ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation
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  • Gesamtansicht des Kernkraftwerkes Leibstadt mit grüner Wiese
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    2024 Operating Report: Nuclear installations met safety requirements

    Over the past year, nuclear installations in Switzerland fulfilled the requirements for safe operation. This is the conclusion reached by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) in its initial operating report for the 2024 oversight year. Both the public and the environment were protected from radioactive substances.

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Events, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg nuclear power plant (decommissioned), Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Power Plants, PSI Nuclear Facilities, Würenlingen AG interim storage facility (ZWILAG)
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  • KKW Gösgen hält Erdbeben der Störfallkategorie 3 stand
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    Gösgen nuclear power plant can withstand category 3 earthquakes

    The Gösgen nuclear power plant has demonstrated that it can bring its reactor to a safe and stable state in the event of or after a very severe earthquake. For earthquakes that are only expected to occur every 10,000 years, the permissible dose of 100 millisievert will not be exceeded. However, ENSI is requesting the…

    Earthquakes, Gösgen NPP, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Power Plants
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    The ENSI Board learnt about nuclear safety in Finland and Sweden

    In autumn 2024, the Board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) visited the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM). A visit to the nuclear power plants at the Olkiluoto site in Finland was also on the programme. The main objective of the meetings with the…

    ENSI, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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  • KKW Beznau, Blocks 1 und 2
    Allgemein, News, Posts

    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
    Allgemein, News, Posts

    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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    ENSI is to check the completeness of Nagra’s general licence documents

    Berne, 19.11.2024 – Today, Nagra submitted its application for a general licence for a deep geological repository and an encapsulation plant to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). The deep geological repository is to be constructed in the site area North of Lägern, while the encapsulation plant is to be built on the site…

    Deep geological repositories, Waste Management
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    IAEA General Conference 2024: «ENSI is committed to strengthening global nuclear safety and security»

    ENSI participated in the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA in Vienna from 16 to 20 September 2024. This year, more than 150 member states gathered under the motto «Sustainability and Safety for a Better Future» to discuss the current challenges and future prospects of nuclear energy.

    ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: ENSI submits the Eighth National Report to the IAEA

    ENSI has submitted the eighth Swiss National Report to the Joint Convention. In March 2025, the contracting parties will evaluate the national reports at the Eighth International Review Meeting. In the report, ENSI provides information on the current situation regarding the handling of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel elements, the planned deep geological repository…

    Deep geological repositories, Deep Geological Repository Storage, ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation, Waste Management
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