Swiss federal authorities
Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI
Implementation status in Switzerland of International Recommendations:
In 2013, there were 34 reportable events in the Swiss nuclear power plants: During operation, there were no reactor scrams recorded. On the INES scale, ranging from 0–7, ENSI rated all reportable events in nuclear power plants in 2013 as Level 0. Download document is in German.
The Fukushima action plans serve the purpose of ensuring transparency as regards processing of the identified points until they are implemented. They also provide an instrument for the planning of supervisory work and the assessment of new knowledge gained from the Fukushima accident. In 2014, ENSI is focussing on the pursuit of ongoing work as…
In its 10th Annual Report on Radiological Protection, ENSI summarises and analyses the release of radioactive materials from Swiss nuclear facilities. All nuclear facilities complied with the limits in 2013 and in some cases by a very large margin.
This Research and Experience Report describes and rates the findings of the regulatory research into safety, specific instructive events from nuclear facilities abroad, news regarding the international cooperation as well as current changes and developments in underlying surveillance principles in 2013.
ENSI is well aware that successful supervisory work depends not only on the technical qualifications of each and every employee, but also on their values and their ability to work constructively together. To achieve these objectives, ENSI has drawn up a new Mission Statement. The motto for the Mission Statement is: We strengthen safety, and…
The stress tests were conducted according to a common methodology along two parallel tracks: Specifications on the safety track of the stress tests defined three main areas to be assessed: extreme natural events (earthquake, flooding, extreme weather conditions), response of the plants to prolonged loss of electric power and/or loss of the ultimate heat sink…
This is the first regular CNS National Report to be submitted after the accident at Fukushima. In summer 2012, an extraordinary meeting was held on the status of nuclear safety in the world. In their 2012 reports, however, participant nations focused on aspects of relevance to the Fukushima accident. In this year’s report, ENSI provides…
