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    More investigations are needed on the reactor pressure vessel of Beznau 1

    While carrying out ultrasonic measurements of the reactor pressure vessel of the Beznau 1 nuclear power plant the operator detected flaw indications that require evaluation. It submitted a corresponding report to the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI yesterday. Beznau 1 is presently inactive because of the main annual overhaul. ENSI is now awaiting an…

  • Protocol of the first meeting of the Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants held on January 18 2013 (in German)

    The Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants (TFK) provides the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) with a platform where questions raised by the general public on the safety of Swiss nuclear power plants can be discussed. Comments on safety issues are made by members of this permanent body, who include representatives of communes, cantons, non-governmental…

  • Protocol of the second meeting of the Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants held on September 16 2013 (in German)

    The Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants (TFK) provides the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) with a platform where questions raised by the general public on the safety of Swiss nuclear power plants can be discussed. Comments on safety issues are made by members of this permanent body, who include representatives of communes, cantons, non-governmental…

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    ENSI is also focusing on safety culture

    A good safety culture is necessary in order to ensure that technical installations are safe. There is widespread agreement on this point across all specialist disciplines and sectors. ENSI, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, also gives consideration to safety culture in its supervisory work. In a new report on supervisory practice covering various issues,…

  • 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).

  • Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants

    The Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants (TFK) provides the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) with a platform where questions raised by the general public on the safety of Swiss nuclear power plants can be discussed.

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    Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants (TFK)

    The Technical Forum on Nuclear Power Plants (TFK) provides the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) with a platform where questions raised by the general public on the safety of Swiss nuclear power plants can be discussed.