Director Hans Wanner (1955) studied chemistry at ETH Zurich and obtained his doctorate in 1984. Following a research assignment at the Paul Scherrer Institute developing models for chemical processes in a deep geological repository, he joined the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD in Paris. He worked on the development of the Thermochemical Database (NEA-TDB)...

Deputy to Director, Director of NPP Division Georg Schwarz (1959) studied geophysics at ETH Zurich and was awarded his doctorate in 1991 by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Following assignments at ETH Zurich and a period as an independent software specialist, Georg Schwarz joined the former HSK in 1994. Since then, he has performed various roles, initially...

Director of Waste Management Division

Director of Radiation Protection Division Georges Piller (1954) studied atomic and nuclear physics at the University of Fribourg obtaining his doctorate there in 1984. Following a 2-year research assignment on advanced pressurized water reactors working on the Proteus reactor of the Swiss Institute for Reactor Research (now the Paul Scherrer Institute) in Würenlingen, Georges Piller joined...

Director of Safety Analyses Division Ralph Schulz (1965) studied mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University specialising in thermodynamics and obtained his doctorate at the end of 1997 from the Laboratory for Energy Systems at ETH Zurich. Following a period of three years with ALSTOM Power working on the development of combined cycle power plants, Ralph Schulz...

Director of Systems Division

Jean-Claude Veyre (1957) studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, graduating in 1980 as an electrical engineer. On completion of his studies he joined Haefely & Cie AG in Basel where his final position was that of Development Manager in the field of network components. He then joined K. Schweizer AG in Basel as a Project...