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  • 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.

    ENSI
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  • 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…

    Documents, ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation, Other documents
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  • Communication on the comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union and related activities

    Documents, ENSI, Multilateral Cooperation, Other documents
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  • News

    ENSI follows WENRA recommendation on review of reactor pressure vessels

    The Swiss nuclear power plants (NPP) Beznau and Gösgen are required to perform standardized safety reviews of the base materials in their reactor pressure vessels to check for possible manufacturing flaws. Through this requirement, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI is implementing a recommendation issued by the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA).

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Doel and Tihange, ENSI, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant, Mühleberg nuclear power plant (decommissioned), Nuclear Facilities
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  • News

    Switzerland submits its National Report to the Convention on Nuclear Safety at the IAEA

    Switzerland has submitted its sixth National Report to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). Among other aspects, the report describes how the action plan of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been implemented to date.

    ENSI
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  • 6th National Report of Switzerland to the Convention on Nuclear Safety

    This is the first regular CNS National Report to be submitted after the accident at Fukushima. In summer 2012, an extraordinary meeting was held on the status of nuclear safety in the world. In their 2012 reports, however, participant nations focused on aspects of relevance to the Fukushima accident. In this year’s report, ENSI provides…

    Conventions, Documents, ENSI
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  • Background articles, Posts

    Convention on Nuclear Safety ensures high global safety standards in nuclear power plants

    The Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) is an international agreement aimed at increasing the safety of civil-sector nuclear power plants throughout the world. Switzerland is one of the founder nations of the CNS and is actively involved in strengthening the accord.

    ENSI
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  • News

    EU Stress Test: Swiss status report for 2012 submitted

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) submitted its Stress Test status report to the EU at the end of 2012. The report documents how Switzerland is implementing the recommendations based on last year’s ENSREG Peer Review. A new Swiss Fukushima Action Plan will be released in February 2013.

    ENSI, EU Stress Test, Multilateral Cooperation
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  • Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Mission to Switzerland

    Documents, ENSI, ENSI as regulatory body, IRRS Mis­si­on 2011/2015, Multilateral Cooperation, Other documents
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