Swiss federal authorities
Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI
This is the 7th Annual Report of ENSI on radiological protection in Swiss nuclear facilities. Section A deals with doses for staff and individual jobs and Section B covers releases from nuclear facilities and the monitoring of environmental radioactivity in their immediate vicinity.
Since the catastrophic events at the Fukushima plant in Japan on 11 March 2011, there has been a fundamental shift in the way the public regards nuclear facilities in Switzerland. Just one month before Fukushima, the electorate in the canton of Bern had voted in favour of a replacement nuclear power plant at Mühleberg on…
Developments in the technical and legal basis of nuclear oversight Aware of its responsibilities in the surveillance of nuclear facilities, ENSI is required to stay abreast of the latest developments in science and technology. Hence, it supports and coordinates research into safety the results of which feed often directly into the ENSI Guidelines and specific…
On 20 January 2011 in Brugg, ENSI organised an international symposium on nuclear safety. This event, titled “Current and Future Challenges for Nuclear Power Regulators”, featured a programme of high-calibre speakers. Renowned representatives of worldwide regulatory authorities briefed the invited audience of 250 people about the current status of nuclear supervision. The symposium was staged…
