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In Switzerland, on-going activities regarding safety assessment of the different stages in the lifetime of nuclear installations consist of periodic assessments and assessments of long-term operation for existing Swiss NPPs.

When it comes to international affairs, Switzerland has signed the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) on 31 October 1995. In November 2011, an IRRS Mission was conducted in Switzerland. The results of the mission are currently being implemented, and it is planned to have an IRRS Follow-Up Mission in 2015. In October 2012, an OSART Mission to the Mühleberg NPP was completed. Switzerland participated in the European Stress Test and its Follow-Up activities.

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    New international research projects

    ENSI is participating in two large-scale international research projects providing data on the ageing phenomena of reactors and on the operating and accident behaviour of fuel rods. The findings are being incorporated into ENSI’s safety assessments.

    Ageing, International Affairs, Research
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    IAEA Director General receives an insight into Swiss backfitting philosophy

    ENSI experts gave the Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, a guided tour of the Beznau nuclear power plant during a working visit to Switzerland. Grossi was given a picture of the continuous improvements made to nuclear safety as laid down in the Vienna Declaration, in the setting of the Beznau…

    Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, ENSI, International, International Affairs
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    Nuclear security: Switzerland aims to strengthen cybersecurity

    In a recent meeting, ENSI Director Hans Wanner and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi discussed the latest issues and future challenges in nuclear safety and security. The meeting took place during the third International Conference on Nuclear Security organised by the IAEA in Vienna.

    ENSI, International, International Affairs, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Convention on Nuclear Safety: Switzerland publishes 8th National Report

    Switzerland implements the requirements of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). This emerges from the 8th National Report to the CNS, submitted this week by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA.

    ENSI, International, International Affairs, International Conventions
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    Russian delegation shows interest in the Swiss site selection process for deep geological repositories

    In mid-January, a delegation from the Nuclear Regulatory body of Russia and the Russian Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety visited ENSI to learn more about the search for a site for deep geological repositories in Switzerland. In addition to the site selection process, the next step in Russia is the construction…

    Bilateral Cooperation, Deep geological repositories, ENSI, International, International Affairs
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    Fall in liquid radioactive releases from Swiss nuclear plants

    Swiss nuclear facilities successfully reduced their liquid radioactive releases in recent years. This emerged from the seventh report submitted by Switzerland on the implementation of the OSPAR Convention.

    Emissions, ENSI, International, International Affairs, Multilateral Cooperation
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    Switzerland commits to international cooperation in nuclear security

    At the 62nd General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna, Switzerland last week committed itself to the strengthening of nuclear safety and security at the global level. ENSI also participated in bilateral discussions with international partners on the imortant topics of safety culture, emergency preparedness and the international security of nuclear installations and materials.

    ENSI, International, International Affairs, Multilateral Cooperation, Security
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    International experts provide Switzerland with recommendations for further improving security

    The nuclear security regime is well established in Switzerland. That was the finding of an IPPAS team of experts of the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) at the conclusion of their two-week mission. The team identified 13 good practices, 9 recommendations and 37 suggestions.

    ENSI, International, International Affairs, Multilateral Cooperation, Security
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    Discussion on Nuclear Safety in the Context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    The Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference met last week in Geneva. In this context, Switzerland organized an international event in relation to nuclear safety and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The Director General of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) was on the event’s panel and took the…

    ENSI, International, International Affairs, Multilateral Cooperation
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