Swiss federal authorities
Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI
While some of the projects of the ENSI research programme in 2020 delivered important results and new research projects were launched, the Corona pandemic made international cooperation within the framework of committees and agreements more difficult. This is how the ENSI Research and Experience Report, which has now been published, summarises the year 2020.
Download document is in German.
This report has been corrected on 3 July 2020: 3,400 t instead of 3400 t of conventional waste and 2,935 t instead of 2935 t of radioactive material were disposed. (Chapter 2.4, page 35)
The research programme of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI has been enriched by a new topic: With the two projects HELP and DRYstars, ENSI is now exploring the long-term dry storage of spent fuel elements. More information can be found in the PDF. Download document in German
Switzerland has submitted its 8th National Report to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) at the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA in Vienna.
The Swiss nuclear facilities were operated safely in 2018. This is the conclusion reached by ENSI in its annual oversight report. Download document is in German.
In 2018, there were no incidents in Swiss nuclear installations that exposed personnel or the population to an inadmissible dose. All limits were adhered to. This is stated in the Radiation Protection Report 2018 of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI.
This guide applies to transport and storage casks, also named as dual purpose casks (DPC), for spent fuel elements and high active waste that are used for dry interim storage.
