At the time of the fateful accident in Fukushima, Doris Leuthard was head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the nuclear disaster, the former Federal Councillor explains why it was essential to provide political support for nuclear safety after the accident.
A high-ranking representative of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has visited the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) in Brugg to obtain information about the legal provisions on maintaining and continuously improving the safety of nuclear power plants in Switzerland. The focus was on Periodic Safety Reviews (PSR) and on the backfitting obligation.
The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) requires the Beznau nuclear power plant to provide proof that the reactor pressure vessel is safe. In an interview, Georg Schwarz, the Director of the Division for Nuclear Power Plants and Deputy Director of the ENSI, explains the importance of carrying out an ultrasonic examination.
ENSI has issued Leibstadt NPP approval to restart subject to conditions. In an interview Ralph Schulz, Director of the Safety Analyses Division, shares some background insights.
An international panel of experts supported the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI in assessing Axpo’s safety case for the Beznau 1 reactor pressure vessel. In an interview, the chair of the review panel Tim Williams explains why they support the conclusion that Beznau 1 may be restarted. The IRP has been following Axpo’s safety […]
Georg Schwarz, ENSI Deputy Director and head of the NPPs Division, explains the background and context in the following interview.
Three years ago, as a result of the accident in Fukushima, the international community set a marker for the continuous improvement of nuclear safety with the issuing of the Vienna Declaration. The task now is the joint implementation of this commitment.
Appointed by the ENSI Board in August 2019, Marc Kenzelmann has been in his new role as Director General of ENSI since 1 July 2020. In this interview, the 50-year-old talks about his new position with the Swiss nuclear regulator.
In the aftermath of the reactor accident at Fukushima, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has submitted a proposal to amend the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). In this interview, ENSI Director General Hans Wanner explains the reasons that prompted the motion.
