Eidgenössisches Nuklearsicherheitsinspektorat ENSI
ENSI Publishes its 2024 Research and Experience Report: New Findings for Long-Term Operation
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ENSI's research projects generate important background principles for oversight, strengthen independent expertise and enable findings that would not be attainable without international cooperation. The 2024 Research and Experience Report is focused on research into earthquake risks, fire propagation in reactors and the health effects of ionising radiation. The report presents important findings for regulatory practice, especially relating to the long-term operation of nuclear power plants, and simultaneously gives an insight into ENSI's broad-based international cooperation.
Research into external events is currently focused on earthquakes and aircraft crashes. ENSI is supporting two projects in this area. Firstly, the NEA SMATCH project, which uses real-world seismic data from the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant in France to carry out international comparative analyses. Secondly, ENSI is funding a project at North Carolina State University, which is investigating the high-frequency vibration of control cabinets containing electrical components.
In recent years, ENSI has expanded its research into the biological effects of ionising radiation within the field of radiation safety. Since autumn 2024, ENSI has been supporting a new research project at University Hospital Zurich that is, for the first time, looking into the combined effect of ionising radiation and nanoparticles. This interdisciplinary project aims to provide new findings about possible health risks.
During the 2024 reporting year, ENSI participated in numerous international conferences. A highlight was the Country-Specific Safety Culture Forum in Bern. The focus of the discussions was the influence of national cultural factors on safety practices in the nuclear industry. In addition to sharing best practices, the forum also addressed topics such as self-reflection and constructive approaches to conflict. The event made an important contribution to strengthening a reflective safety culture both in Switzerland and beyond.
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