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    Ten Years on from Fukushima (3/6): the EU Stress Test

    The tests at the time confirmed that, in international comparison, Swiss nuclear power plants have a high safety level. Despite these learnings, it is important to remain attentive at all times, to keep the proofs of safety up to date, to live a strong safety culture and to systematically analyse events.

    ENSI, EU Stress Test, Fukushima, Ten Years on from Fukushima
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    All Swiss nuclear power plants comply with the updated earthquake safety standards

    For the second time since the Fukushima accident in 2011, power plant operators have demonstrated that their plants are capable of withstanding an extremely rare, severe earthquake. The safety case for a flood caused by an earthquake has also been checked. The findings from the safety proofs generated in the aftermath of Fukushima have been…

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Earthquakes, Flooding, Fukushima, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg nuclear power plant (decommissioned), Nuclear Facilities
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  • Interviews, News, Posts

    “We have a huge responsibility”

    Appointed by the ENSI Board in August 2019, Marc Kenzelmann has been in his new role as Director General of ENSI since 1 July 2020. In this interview, the 50-year-old talks about his new position with the Swiss nuclear regulator.

    Domains/Sections, ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, Organisation
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    The Federal Council appoints a new head of the ENSI Board and elects two additional members to the Board

    At its meeting on 28 October 2020, the Federal Council appointed Andreas Abegg as the new Chair and Cornelia Spitzer as the new Vice Chair of the ENSI Board. Both will take up their positions on 1 November 2020. Rafael Macián-Juan will replace Jacques Giovanola, an ENSI Board member for many years, as of 1…

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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    IAEA Director General receives an insight into Swiss backfitting philosophy

    ENSI experts gave the Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, a guided tour of the Beznau nuclear power plant during a working visit to Switzerland. Grossi was given a picture of the continuous improvements made to nuclear safety as laid down in the Vienna Declaration, in the setting of the Beznau…

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, ENSI
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    The Federal Council has elected Lisa Martinenghi to the ENSI Board

    The Federal Council has appointed Lisa Martinenghi as a member of the ENSI Board: The doctor in civil engineering will take up office on 1 August 2020.

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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  • News

    Martin Zimmermann to stand down as Chairman of the ENSI Board at the end of June 2020

    Martin Zimmermann will step down from his position as Chairman of the ENSI Board at the end of June 2020. The decision was triggered by publicly expressed accusations of a lack of independence on his part.

    ENSI, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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    Nuclear security: Switzerland aims to strengthen cybersecurity

    In a recent meeting, ENSI Director Hans Wanner and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi discussed the latest issues and future challenges in nuclear safety and security. The meeting took place during the third International Conference on Nuclear Security organised by the IAEA in Vienna.

    ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Service Mandate of the ENSI Board to ENSI: 2020 to 2023

    The ENSI Board has set out strategic objectives in the following areas for the regulatory activities of ENSI during the years 2020 to 2023: Operation of nuclear installations, shutting down and decommissioning of nuclear installations, radiation protection and emergency preparedness, disposal of radioactive waste, information and communication, personnel policy and financial policy.

    ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, ENSI Board, Organisation, The ENSI Board
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