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  • Dr. Rosa Sardella

    Director, Radiation Protection Division: Rosa Sardella studied nuclear engineering at the University of Bologna, where she also obtained her doctorate in 1997 in the Department of Mechanical, Nuclear, Aviation and Metallurgical Engineering. Since July 2016, Rosa Sardella has been Director of the Radiation Protection Division, as part of the ENSI Board.

  • Topics

    ENSI, the Swiss Fed­eral Nuclear Safety Inspec­torate is the national reg­u­la­tory author­ity with respon­si­bil­ity for nuclear energy.

  • News

    Switzerland achieves majority in favour of improving the Convention on Nuclear Safety

    A majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) has supported Switzerland’s proposal to amend the Convention and have expressed their will to discuss it at a Diplomatic Conference. The Swiss proposal will serve as a basis to further improve the safety of nuclear power plants around the world.

  • Mission Statement ENSI

    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…

  • Interviews, News

    “We shall make every possible effort to ensure that nuclear power plants throughout the world become safer”

    In the aftermath of the reactor accident at Fukushima, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has submitted a proposal to amend the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). In this interview, ENSI Director General Hans Wanner explains the reasons that prompted the motion.

  • News

    ENSI has a new mission statement

    “We strengthen safety.” The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has developed a new mission statement under this motto. It was developed with the involvement of every employee and replaces the mission statement from the year 2009.

  • Supervision

    ENSI, the Swiss Fed­eral Nuclear Safety Inspec­torate is the national reg­u­la­tory body with respon­si­bil­ity for the nuclear safety and secu­rity of Swiss nuclear facil­i­ties. Accord­ing to the leg­is­la­tion, nuclear safety is the respon­si­bil­ity of the operator. ENSI reviews their reports, conducts supervisory discussions and monitors nuclear plants – with over 400 inspections a year for instance.

  • Technical summary on the implementation of comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union

    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…

  • Communication on the comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities