Swiss federal authorities

International Conventions

Switzerland has ratified the following international conventions in the areas of nuclear safety and security. ENSI represents Switzerland in these bodies:

  • Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS),
  • Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management,
  • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its Amendment
  • Oslo-Paris Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR).

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    Conclusion of the IPPAS Mission 2023: Switzerland has a strong nuclear security regime

    The conclusion of the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) upon completion of the two-week review mission is that Switzerland has a robust nuclear security system. During the mission of the International Physical Protection Advisory Service IPPAS, from 30 October to 10 November 2023, the international team carried out a detailed examination of…

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    Convention on Nuclear Safety to evaluate two National Reports from Switzerland

    ENSI will be participating in the Ninth Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, scheduled to take place from 20 to 31 March. This year’s conference will be evaluating Switzerland’s Eighth and Ninth National Reports.

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    Convention on Nuclear Safety: Switzerland submits 9th national report to IAEA

    Switzerland has submitted its 9th national report on the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. The report shows that Switzerland is complying with the requirements of the international convention.

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    Fourth Extraordinary Meeting of the Joint Convention decides on improvements to the review process

    The parties to the Joint Convention met under Swiss presidency from 4 to 6 May 2022 for an extraordinary meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna. The purpose of the meeting was to further develop the review processes of the international Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive…

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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.

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    Submission of Swiss report on radioactive waste and spent fuel elements

    ENSI, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, has submitted the sixth Swiss national report to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention for short). The report will be presented at the review meeting in Vienna between 21 May and 1 June 2018…

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