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  • News, Posts

    Switzerland wants to strengthen its nuclear security regime with an IPPAS mission

    Switzerland has submitted an application for an IPPAS mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This should take place in the middle of 2018 and aims at strengthening Switzerland’s nuclear security.

  • News, Posts

    Workshop on aspects of biosphere modelling within the context of deep geological repositories

    During a joint project-workshop, members of the international BIOPROTA Forum and members of the IAEA MODARIA II Working Group 6 discussed methods for biosphere modelling within the context of deep geological repositories. The workshop took place from 10 – 12 May 2017 at the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) in Brugg.

  • News, Posts

    Andreas Schefer is the new Chief of Staff at ENSI

    The executive board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has named Andreas Schefer as the new Chief of Staff. The 48 year old lawyer is taking over from Felix Altorfer, who at the start of 2017 became Director of the Waste Management Division.

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    The Swiss Federal Council appoints Martin Zimmermann as a new member to the ENSI Board

    From 01 April 2017, the ENSI Board will once again comprise seven members. The Federal Council appointed Martin A. Zimmermann as the successor to Karine Rausis. The 65-year old has more than 30 years experience in the nuclear reactor research field.

  • Documents

    Oversight of Safety Culture in Nuclear Installations

    In this report, ENSI illustrates how it supervises safety culture. Based on a model for the over-sight of safety culture, it demonstrates that the supervisory authority cannot treat the entire content of safety culture in the same way. Part of this content can be observed and assessed with classical supervisory instruments, whereas other content –…

  • News, Posts

    The discharge of radioactive substances into the North Sea and the Atlantic has been reduced successfully in the past few years

    The meeting of the Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) is taking place in Geneva until Thursday. The aim of the RSC is that the Contracting Parties to the OSPAR Convention on the protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic have to reduce the release of radioactive materials by 2020 so that they are no…

  • News, Posts

    Polish Delegation enquires about nuclear supervision in Switzerland

    A four-member delegation from the Polish National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) is currently in Brugg for talks with the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). Their interest during the three-day visit is related to ENSI’s integrated management system and the regulatory safety culture.

  • News, Posts

    French safety authority ASN interested in ENSI’s research programme

    On the occasion of the 27th annual meeting of the CFS, the French-Swiss commission for nuclear safety and radiological protection, Switzerland and France exchanged ideas on various topics in the field of nuclear safety. Here, France expressed interest in the research programme of ENSI.

  • News, Posts

    Switzerland and Poland strengthen cooperation in nuclear regulatory matters

    During the 60th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) and the National Atomic Energy Agency of Poland (PAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of this agreement is cooperation and information exchange on nuclear regulatory matters.