HSK became ENSI (Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate) on 1 January 2009 giving formal independence to nuclear regulation in Switzerland. In so doing it complied with the provisions of the Swiss Nuclear Energy Act and the international Convention on Nuclear Safety, both of which demanded formal and effective separation between the body responsible for nuclear […]
Developments in the technical and legal basis of nuclear oversight In terms of its regulatory safety research, ENSI awards and coordinates research projects designed to identify and develop scientific knowledge and expertise that can be made available to the regulatory process. This research is geared to current regulatory issues and those likely to be of […]
2008 was a very special year for HSK – in fact it was its last. On 1 January 2009, HSK became ENSI, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate. Further information on the change can be found in the Surveillance Report of ENSI for 2008. To simplify matters for the reader, the new designation of ENSI […]
This guideline formalizes the requirements for the application of Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) for nuclear power plants. It presents the general principles, the requirements for maintenance and upgrade of the PSA, as well as the minimum required scope of PSA applications. The risk measure and evaluation criteria to be applied are defined for these PSA […]
2007 saw major changes to energy policy in Switzerland – a new national energy strategy, the new Federal Electricity Supply Act, the concept for a Master Plan for a deep geological repository and new legislation governing ENSI, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, all of which will impact on the work of the Inspectorate. In […]
Developments in the technical and legal basis of nuclear oversight Within its program of regulatory safety research, the Inspectorate HSK awards and coordinates research projects designed to identify and develop scientific knowledge and expertise that can be made available to the regulatory process. This research is geared to current regulatory issues and those likely to […]
Globalisation and liberalisation are having a major impact on the nuclear energy sector. Nowadays there are only a few companies left that are actually able to build a nuclear power plant – the concentration of forces in this sector is noticeable. Heavy concentration is also evident in the electricity industry. Some large energy supply companies […]
This Surveillance Report is a part of a comprehensive system of reporting by the Inspectorate. In addition to this report, the Inspectorate publishes a separate Radiological Protection Report, a Research and Experience Report and a Management Report. These four reports appear each spring. The original language for all reports is German but the prefaces, introductions […]
This is the third year in which the Inspectorate has produced a summary report on its regulatory work in the field of radiological protection. Prior to that, the various topics were the subject of separate reports produced by the Inspectorate and other Federal offices.
