Mission statement
NES is the Swiss competence center for nuclear energy and maintains key competencies with a special focus to the safety of the Swiss nuclear power plants, and it contributes to the scientific justification of the safe management (disposal) of radioactive wastes. To this aim, it contributes to the assessment of current and development of future nuclear technologies. Using this knowledge, it assumes an important role in Nuclear Education in Switzerland.
Core competencies
| Laboratory | Competencies |
|---|---|
| LRS | Neutronics for reactor applications Safety assessment (DBA) for thermal and fast reactor systems |
| LTH | Severe accidents Containment Thermal-Fluid-Dynamics |
| AHL | Scientific services for Swiss nuclear power plants Investigation of radioactive material Plutonium handling (until 2016) |
| LES | Geochemistry of radionuclides Multi-scale reactive mass transport of contaminants Scientific basis for the safety assessment of waste disposal |
| LEA | Probabilistic safety and human reliability assessment Interdisciplinary technology assessment Energy-economic modelling |
| LNM | Materials ageing and life time assessment Light water reactor (LWR) core materials safety and performance Radiation damage assessment Post irradiation examination (PIE) and failure analysis |
| LRC | Investigation of superheavy elements Development of analytical procedures to characterise nuclear waste samples Development of radionuclides for innovative radiopharmaceuticals |
Vision
NES is the Swiss national center of competence for nuclear energy.It addresses nuclear R&D issues of current and future national interest as active partner of the international nuclear research community.
It recognizes the multi-disciplinary character of nuclear safety by fostering corresponding intensive interactions across disciplinary boundaries within NES, PSI, and the ETH domain.
It achieves an adequate balance between research and services and the corresponding mix of financial resources.