According to an inspection by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, the safety-relevant buildings of the Swiss nuclear power plants are not at risk in the event of a flood. This also applies to the central interim storage facility on the site of the Beznau power plant. According to the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (Ensi), the relevant buildings at the Beznau, Gösgen and Leibstadt nuclear power plants and the decommissioned Mühleberg nuclear power plant are not at risk in the event of a major flood event occurring every 1,000 years or every 10,000 years. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the case of Beznau, the safety-relevant buildings would remain completely dry in the event of a 1,000-year event. In the case of a 10,000-year event, this would result in a flow depth of around 0.4 metres. In the case of Gösgen, the flow depth would be around 0.85 metres in the latter scenario, according to the Ensi. Both power plants would also ...
