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  • IAEA
    News

    IAEA recommends strengthening ENSI

    Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommend that the position of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) should be strengthened. Specifically, it should be possible for final decisions to be taken by ENSI rather than by the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). In addition, committees should submit their…

    Court decisions concerning the Mühleberg NPP, ENSI, IRRS Mis­si­on 2011/2015, Multilateral Cooperation
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  • Im August 1955 nahmen Forscher auf dem Gelände des Eidgenössischen Instituts für Reaktorforschung (EIR) in Würenlingen (AG) den „Diorit“-Reaktor in Betrieb.

    OECD Database Projects

    OECD Database Projects: these projects promote the international exchange of experience regarding incidents in and damage to nuclear power plant components which could trigger accidents.

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  • Background articles

    The 12 IRRS mission modules

    During the two-week IRRS mission, the IAEA experts will investigate how ENSI performs its supervisory duties. To ensure that this scrutiny of ENSI is conducted in an orderly and systematic manner, the IAEA has developed a list containing about 2000 questions.

    ENSI, IRRS Mis­si­on 2011/2015, Multilateral Cooperation
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  • ENSI undergoes rigorous scrutiny

    ENSI wants to keep its work in line with the highest quality standards. For this reason, the organisation has agreed to undergo a thorough investigative review by a group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between 21 November and 2 December 2011. This is already the second time that the Swiss regulatory…

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  • The international IAEA team

    A total of 24 experts – most of them high-ranking representatives of national nuclear supervisory authorities – are inspecting ENSI in the period from 21 November to 2 December 2011.

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  • Hans Wanner beim Abschluss der IRRS-Mission.

    “We shall quickly implement the recommendations from the IAEA experts.”

    Hans Wanner, Director of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), is satisfied to note the good marks awarded to Swiss nuclear supervision by the IRRS mission. This thorough inspection has shown that ENSI operates at a high standard on the international scale, Dr Wanner commented during this interview. Dr Wanner: ENSI was subjected to…

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  • News

    EU Stress Test confirms safety of Swiss nuclear power plants

    The EU Stress Test provides renewed confirmation that Swiss nuclear power plants maintain a high standard of safety, and that the measures implemented to date on the basis of knowledge gained from Fukushima are correct. Taking account of the submissions from operators, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has, however, identified a further eight…

    ENSI, EU Stress Test, Multilateral Cooperation, Nuclear Power Plants
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  • Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

    Conventions, Documents, ENSI
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  • News

    Switzerland demands a strengthening of international safety monitoring

    At the OECD Forum in Paris, ENSI Director Hans Wanner argued for a strengthening of the international monitoring of nuclear power. This followed comments by the Swiss Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard at yesterday’s meeting of minsters from the G8 and G20 countries on nuclear safety in Paris during which she called for internationally binding safety…

    ENSI, Fukushima, Multilateral Cooperation
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