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  • News, Posts

    2024 Oversight Report: Nuclear power plants complied with approved operating conditions

    ENSI assessed the safety condition of the nuclear power plants as good overall for 2024. All reportable events were of minor significance for nuclear safety. This is the conclusion reached by ENSI in its 2024 Oversight Report.

  • News, Posts

    Long-term strategy for IAEA safety standards adopted

    The Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has unanimously adopted the “Long-term Plan”, a strategy for the long-term development of safety standards. The plan aims to keep these globally applicable standards fit for purpose and forward looking, and to maintain their effectiveness in a rapidly evolving environment. A concrete…

  • News, Posts

    Federal Council approves ENSI Board’s 2024 activity and business report

    The ENSI Board has assessed ENSI’s regulatory activities in relation to Switzerland’s nuclear installations as responsible, appropriate and of high quality.

  • News, Posts

    EU Topical Peer Review on fire protection in nuclear facilities: ENSI assessments confirmed

    Switzerland participated in the EU’s Topical Peer Review on fire protection in nuclear facilities. The now published report summarizes the expertise and in-depth discussions of the other supervisory authorities. As ENSI had already explained in its national report at the end of 2023, fire protection concepts need to be updated for certain nuclear facilities.

  • Organisation

    ENSI’s organisation is governed by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate Act (ENSIG).

  • 8th Review Meeting of the Joint Convention - Switzerland
    News, Posts

    8th Review Meeting of the Joint Convention: Switzerland receives positive overall assessment

    From 17 to 28 March 2025, ENSI participated in the Eighth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. The Swiss National Report received one « good practice », three « areas of good performance » and one…

  • News, Posts

    The ENSI Board learnt about nuclear safety in Finland and Sweden

    In autumn 2024, the Board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) visited the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM). A visit to the nuclear power plants at the Olkiluoto site in Finland was also on the programme. The main objective of the meetings with the…

  • Bild des Saals vom CSSCF im November 2024
    Allgemein, News, Posts

    Oversight authority and operators of Swiss nuclear facilities continue to develop safety culture

    The Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum Switzerland took place in Bern on 19 and 20 November 2024. Representatives from various institutions discussed Switzerland’s national culture and analysed its influence on the safety and oversight culture of nuclear facilities. The aim is to continuously improve safety and security. The results will be summarised in a report and…

  • Allgemein, Posts

    Welcome to ENSI’s new website

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has revised its website. The design of the new website focuses on structuring the individual topics clearly, and also aligning it with the needs of the various interest groups. The main topics can be accessed directly via the main navigation bar. Visually, ENSI has aligned its website with…