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    Leibstadt and Beznau nuclear power plants can withstand infrequent severe earthquakes

    Both Leibstadt and Beznau nuclear power plants have shown that, in the event of or after a very severe earthquake, they can ensure that their reactors are stable and safe. Dose values of one or 100 millisievert which have to be complied with will not be exceeded even after earthquakes that are only to be…

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Earthquakes, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Power Plants
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    Organizational Meeting for the Eighth Review Conference of the Joint Convention under Swiss chairmanship

    At the end of March, the Organizational Meeting for the forthcoming Review Conference of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and of Radioactive Waste Management was held at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This year’s meeting also marked the end of the Swiss Chairmanship.

    ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Long-term operation takes centre stage

    With the service mandate from 2024 to 2027, the ENSI Board has set new targets for the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). The focus of ENSI’s regulatory activities is now the safe long-term operation of the nuclear power plants.

    ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, ENSI Board, Long-term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants, Organisation, Research, The ENSI Board
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    Oskar Grözinger left the ENSI Board at the end of December 2023

    Due to term limits, Oskar Grözinger stepped down from the ENSI Board at the end of 2023 after twelve years.

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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    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.

    Bilateral Cooperation, Deep Geological Repository Storage, ENSI
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    Election of the ENSI Board 2024 – 2027

    The Swiss Federal Council confirms six incumbent members of the ENSI Board for the coming legislative period.

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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    Conclusion of the IPPAS Mission 2023: Switzerland has a strong nuclear security regime

    The conclusion of the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) upon completion of the two-week review mission is that Switzerland has a robust nuclear security system. During the mission of the International Physical Protection Advisory Service IPPAS, from 30 October to 10 November 2023, the international team carried out a detailed examination of…

    ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, Multilateral Cooperation, Security
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    Fire Protection in Nuclear Installations: Swiss National Report Submitted to ENSREG

    Swiss nuclear installations comply with WENRA’s fire protection requirements. This is the conclusion that ENSI has reached within the framework of the Topical Peer Review 2023. This European review was instigated by ENSREG.

    ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, Multilateral Cooperation, Topical Peer Review Fire Protection
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    IPPAS Mission 2023: International experts to review Swiss nuclear security regime

    Switzerland is to be reviewed by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between 30 October and 10 November 2023, when the focus will be on national requirements and measures to protect nuclear installations and nuclear material, including radioactive material, from unauthorised actions.

    ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, Multilateral Cooperation
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