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IRRS Mission 2021

From 18 to 29 October 2021, another IRRS mission will take place in Switzerland. Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will review the Swiss nuclear regulatory system and the work of ENSI.

The last IRRS mission took place in Switzerland in 2011 (and the follow-up in 2015). The IRRS team assessed ENSI as an established and competent nuclear supervisory authority.

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    ENSI at the IAEA Regulatory Systems Conference: competence management in focus

    ENSI is attending a four-day conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA – the International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems – which is taking place in Abu Dhabi from 13 to 16 February 2023. A core theme of the conference will be the topic of competence management in the nuclear sector.

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    In its final report, the IRRS Mission calls for a national competence management strategy

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has presented its final report on the review of nuclear oversight in Switzerland. The conclusion: ENSI acts as an independent and progressive regulatory authority in accordance with internationally applicable safety standards. The IRRS Mission 2021 team of experts sees the greatest challenge for oversight in Switzerland as the long-term…

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    IRRS Mission 2021: IAEA approves ENSI as an independent and progressive regulatory authority

    Swiss nuclear safety oversight complies with the internationally applicable standards of the IAEA regulatory framework. This is the outcome of the IRRS mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency that concluded on Friday. ENSI will be implementing the improvement suggestions of the team of experts with an own package of measures.

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    IRRS Mission to Switzerland: Swiss nuclear oversight under international review

    The IRRS mission will be taking place in Switzerland from 18 to 29 October 2021. As part of this mission, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be reviewing the Swiss regulatory system and ENSI’s work.

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