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Legal and regulatory framework

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  • Guideline ENSI-B11 - Emergency Exercises

    Emergency Exercises

    ENSI-B11/en Guideline ENSI-B11 regulates the requirements for the preparation for and performance of emergency exercises. In addition, it defines the implementation of the general emergency exercises to be carried out in the vicinity of nuclear installations as part of the radiological emergency preparedness framework under the supervision of the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP)…

  • Legal Basis

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  • Jurisdiction

    The Federal Supreme Court’s judgements regarding the regulatory activities of ENSI are set out below (in German): News Background articles Documents

  • Decisions

    A decision is an order of an authority in an individual case that is based on public law. It is a unilateral sovereign act. In particular, a decision establishes, modifies or revokes rights and obligations. For changes which do not differ materially from the construction and operating licence or the decommissioning order, but which may…

  • Guidelines

    ENSI issues guidelines in its capacity as the regulatory authority or based on a mandate in an ordinance. Guidelines are enforcement aids that convert legal requirements into concrete terms and facilitate uniform implementation. They also put the current state of the art of science and technology into concrete terms. ENSI may authorise deviations in individual…

  • Legal and Regulatory Framework

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI is the regulatory authority responsible for nuclear safety and the security of nuclear installations in Switzerland. Its work is based on various legal foundations, in particular the Nuclear Energy Act and the Radiation Protection Act. ENSI issues guidelines in its capacity as the regulatory authority or based on…

  • The Organisation of Nuclear Installations

    ENSI-G07/e This Guideline stipulates the requirements for the organisation of nuclear installations in the operational and post-operational phase.It includes references to other ENSI Guidelines as follows: The requirements for the training and qualification of personnel at nuclear installations are stipulated in Guidelines ENSI-B10 and ENSI-B13. The requirements for the emergency response organisation at nuclear installations…

  • Deep Geological Repositories

    ENSI-G03 This guideline applies to deep geological repositories and the associated surface facilities and near-surface access structures. Pursuant to Article 3 letter c of the Nuclear Energy Act of 21 March 2003 (NEA; SR 732.1), a deep geological repository is a nuclear facility for the disposal of radiological waste in a deep geological formation, which…

  • Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA): Applications

    ENSI-A06/e This guideline formalizes the requirements for the application of Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) for nuclear power plants. It presents the general principles, the requirements for maintenance and upgrade of the PSA, as well as the minimum required scope of PSA applications. The risk measure and evaluation criteria to be applied are defined for these…