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ENSI, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate is the national regulatory body with responsibility for the nuclear safety and security of Swiss nuclear facilities.

ENSI is well aware that successful supervisory work depends not only on the technical qualifications of each and every employee, but also on their values and their ability to work constructively together.

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    ENSI has a new mission statement

    “We strengthen safety.” The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has developed a new mission statement under this motto. It was developed with the involvement of every employee and replaces the mission statement from the year 2009.

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    Development of human resources and long-term skills retention in the nuclear sector represent international challenges

    Competition in the labour market and a shortage of skilled workers are a challenge also in the field of nuclear regulation. Regulatory authorities discussed possible solutions at the International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development (IAEA).

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    Tamara Garny to become the new Director of the Resources Division

    The executive board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has named Tamara Garny as new Director of the Resources Division. The 43 year old will take up her new position on 1 June 2018. She succeeds to  Jean-Claude Veyre, who is now responsible for Quality Management at ENSI.

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    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.

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    ENSI Board names Felix Altorfer as Director of the Waste Management Division

    Felix Altorfer, Director of the Staff of the Directorate, will be switching to the Waste Management Division and taking over as its Director at the beginning of 2017. This decision was made by the ENSI Board in today’s meeting. Urs Ellenberger, who was chosen at the beginning of November 2016, will not be assuming his…

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    ENSI is seeking a new Director for its Waste Management Division

    The existing Director of the Waste Management Division, Michael Wieser, is leaving the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) in search of a new professional challenge. The ENSI Board has therefore appointed a selection committee to find his successor.

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    The ENSI Board is appointing Rosa Sardella as new Director of the Division for Radiation Protection

    Rosa Sardella is to be the new Director of the Division for Radiation Protection at the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI. The ENSI Board has appointed the 47 year old, who holds a doctorate in nuclear engineering, as the successor to retiring Division Director Georges Piller, effective July 1st, 2016.

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    Exchange of information across borders

    «I do a lot of travelling for ENSI. On bilateral and international committees we discuss safety requirements and initiate measures to make them more stringent where necessary. The safety authorities cultivate a frank exchange of information. Swiss experts, for instance, support French colleagues during inspections of their nuclear power plants – and vice-versa. In this…

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    Safety analyses: The latest methods

    «Nuclear power plants are among the most robust industrial constructions in Switzerland. We ensure that operators constantly question the safety of their installations, calculate any residual risk using the latest methods and constantly improve the resilience of the installations with targeted upgrading. ENSI’s requirements with regard to earthquake safety, for instance, are considered to be…

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    Dialogue strengthens safety culture

    «I work in an interdisciplinary team of psychologists and engineers. For me people are not sources of error, but a safety factor. Suitable organisational framework conditions are needed for this purpose. We review these as part of our supervisory work. With our activity we wish to trigger a dialogue in and with those responsible for…

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