Federal Council approves ENSI Board’s 2024 activity and business report
The ENSI Board has assessed ENSI’s regulatory activities in relation to Switzerland’s nuclear installations as responsible, appropriate and of high quality.
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The ENSI Board learnt about nuclear safety in Finland and Sweden
In autumn 2024, the Board of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) visited the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM). A visit to the nuclear power plants at the Olkiluoto site in Finland was also on the programme.
International Commitment Strengthens Nuclear Oversight
The continuous improvement of nuclear safety and security in Switzerland is the main concern of international cooperation. The regulatory exchange of information and experience plays an important role in this. The ENSI Board therefore updated and adopted the Strategy International Activities.
Long-term operation takes centre stage
With the service mandate from 2024 to 2027, the ENSI Board has set new targets for the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI). The focus of ENSI’s regulatory activities is now the safe long-term operation of the nuclear power plants.
Oskar Grözinger left the ENSI Board at the end of December 2023
At the end of 2023, Oskar Grözinger left the ENSI Board, as he has reached the statutory term limit of 12 years.
Election of the ENSI Board 2024 – 2027
The Swiss Federal Council confirms six incumbent members of the ENSI Board for the coming legislative period.
The Federal Council elects Paul Bossart as new member of ENSI Board
At its meeting on 4 March 2022, the Federal Council followed the proposal of the ENSI Board and elected Paul Bossart as a new member of the ENSI Board. Paul Bossart will take office on 1 April 2022.
Tanja Manser resigned from the ENSI Board at the end of December 2021
With her departure, the ENSI Board is losing a member who brought important know-how and experience to the Board in the areas of safety, organisational culture and risk management.
Ten years on from Fukushima, the ENSI Board still holds that safety has priority over political or economic interests
Against the background of the lessons learnt from the major nuclear accident in Fukushima, the ENSI Board will continue to carry out its duties both vigilantly and independently, while ensuring the clear separation of ENSI’s regulatory safety function on the one hand from economic and political interests on the other.