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  • News

    ENSI Director General resigns WENRA chair

    ENSI Director General Hans Wanner is resigning from his position as WENRA chairperson. His replacement is Olivier Gupta, Director General of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN). The official handover occurred as part of the celebrations of WENRA’s 20th anniversary, which took place in connection with an IAEA conference in The Hague.

  • News, Posts

    Convention on Nuclear Safety: Switzerland publishes 8th National Report

    Switzerland implements the requirements of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). This emerges from the 8th National Report to the CNS, submitted this week by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA.

  • 8th National Report of Switzerland to the Convention on Nuclear Safety

    Switzerland has submitted its 8th National Report to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) at the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA in Vienna.

  • News, Posts

    Russian delegation shows interest in the Swiss site selection process for deep geological repositories

    In mid-January, a delegation from the Nuclear Regulatory body of Russia and the Russian Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety visited ENSI to learn more about the search for a site for deep geological repositories in Switzerland. In addition to the site selection process, the next step in Russia is the construction…

  • News, Posts

    Fall in liquid radioactive releases from Swiss nuclear plants

    Swiss nuclear facilities successfully reduced their liquid radioactive releases in recent years. This emerged from the seventh report submitted by Switzerland on the implementation of the OSPAR Convention.

  • IAEA Building in Vienna
    News, Posts

    Switzerland commits to international cooperation in nuclear security

    At the 62nd General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna, Switzerland last week committed itself to the strengthening of nuclear safety and security at the global level. ENSI also participated in bilateral discussions with international partners on the imortant topics of safety culture, emergency preparedness and the international security of nuclear installations and materials.

  • IAEA
    News

    “The lessons from Fukushima must not be forgotten”

    Three years ago, as a result of the accident in Fukushima, the international community set a marker for the continuous improvement of nuclear safety with the issuing of the Vienna Declaration. The task now is the joint implementation of this commitment.

  • News, Posts

    International experts provide Switzerland with recommendations for further improving security

    The nuclear security regime is well established in Switzerland. That was the finding of an IPPAS team of experts of the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) at the conclusion of their two-week mission. The team identified 13 good practices, 9 recommendations and 37 suggestions.

  • News, Posts

    Discussion on Nuclear Safety in the Context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    The Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference met last week in Geneva. In this context, Switzerland organized an international event in relation to nuclear safety and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The Director General of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) was on the event’s panel and took the…