Swiss federal authorities

Organisation

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  • News, Posts

    Federal Council appoints Tanja Manser as a new member of the ENSI Board

    A year after Jürg Schmid retired from the ENSI Board, the Federal Council has selected Tanja Manser as his successor. The ENSI Board will therefore have six members from 1 January 2019.

  • News, Posts

    Werner Bühlmann to stand down from the ENSI Board

    Werner Bühlmann is due to stand down from the ENSI Board at the end of 2018. The 72 year-old cites his advancing years as the reason for his decision. While regretting his departure, the ENSI Board offer its sincere thanks for his contributions over the years.

  • Monica Duca Widmer
    News, Posts

    Monica Duca Widmer to replace Jürg Schmid as Vice Chair of the ENSI Board

    The Federal Council has appointed Monica Duca Widmer as the new Vice Chair of the ENSI Board. She succeeds Jürg Schmid, who is retiring at the end of 2017 after six years as Vice Chair of the strategic supervisory body. Jürg Schmid became a member of the ENSI Board in 2008.

  • News, Posts

    ENSI publishes revised organisational regulations

    The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) publishes its organisational regulations, setting out details of ENSI’s duties, responsibilities, organisation and management structure.

  • News, Posts

    Andreas Schefer is the new Chief of Staff at ENSI

    The executive board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has named Andreas Schefer as the new Chief of Staff. The 48 year old lawyer is taking over from Felix Altorfer, who at the start of 2017 became Director of the Waste Management Division.

  • Allgemein, News

    The Swiss Federal Council appoints Martin Zimmermann as a new member to the ENSI Board

    From 01 April 2017, the ENSI Board will once again comprise seven members. The Federal Council appointed Martin A. Zimmermann as the successor to Karine Rausis. The 65-year old has more than 30 years experience in the nuclear reactor research field.

  • Dr. Ralph Schulz

    Director, Safety Analyses Division: Ralph Schulz studied mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University specialising in thermodynamics and obtained his doctorate at the end of 1997 from the Laboratory for Energy Systems at ETH Zurich. Following a period of three years with ALSTOM Power working on the development of combined cycle power plants, he joined…

  • Background articles, Posts

    Prevention of sabotage and theft: an overview

    «The protection of nuclear installations and nuclear materials against sabotage, violent actions or theft has to be based on an in-depth defence system which involves structural, technical, organisational, personnel and administrative measures. In my section we examine the measures in effect at nuclear installations on the basis of national and international requirements. To determine the…

  • Background articles, Posts

    Unannounced inspections

    «I’m a site inspector for ENSI, responsible for the Beznau NPP. Every week I pay a control visit to the nuclear power plant without prior announcement. I’m interested in everything, including ladders that have fallen over and that you can trip over. Thanks to their training and experience, inspectors know what to look for. We…