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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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    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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    Protecting people against radiation

    «Every radiological protection official knows that the harmful effect of small doses of radiation is not exactly known at present. People must therefore be rigorously protected against radioactivity. We carry out regular measurements at nuclear power plants and in the surrounding area, also without prior announcement. If we do our job to the best of…

    ENSI, ENSI as an employer, Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection in Nuclear Installations
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    ENSI’s tasks

    150 employees of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI work every day in various fields for the nuclear safety of the Swiss population.

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    We vouch for the safety of the population.

    «ENSI’s successful supervisory work largely depends on the quality of its staff. It is not only their experience and special qualifications that are needed, but also their values, their attitude and their ability to enter into a critical, but constructive relationship with operators and with the stakeholders in politics and society.»

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