• International Agreements and Arrangements
• International Organizations and Associations with Rostechnadzor Participation within Its Competence
  • Commission of CIS Member States on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy
  • WWER Regulators Forum
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • The Nuclear Energy Agency under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Multinational Design Evaluation Programme
  • Forum on Licensing and Safety Issues for Small and Medium Sized Reactors (SMRs)
  • Intergovernmental Industrial Safety Council
  • International Organization for Transportation by Rope (O.I.T.A.F.)
• Assistance to foreign regulatory Bodies
• Most Significant International Events Attended by Rostechnadzor
• Post-Fukushima activity
• Russian Federation presentation on Implementation of CNS (6th Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to CNS 24.03.2014-04.04.2014, Austria, Vienna)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957.

The main functions of the IAEA are to:

-      encourage and assist research, development and practical application of atomic energy for peaceful uses throughout the world;

-      encourage the exchange of scientific and technical information on the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and by scientists and specialists in the field of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and their preparation;

-      form and apply the system of guarantees that civil nuclear programs and developments will not be used for military purposes;

-      develop, establish and apply safety standards for health protection and minimization of danger to life and property.

The IAEA is headed by Director General. The governing bodies are the General Conference, the Board of Governors, and the Secretariat.

Representatives of Rostechnadzor take part in the activities of the governing bodies of the IAEA (the Board of Governors, as the Deputy Governor from the Russian Federation, and the General Conference) and in the working bodies of the Agency (as a member of the Commission on Safety Standards representing the Russian Federation and members and observers of the Committees on Safety Standards).

Rostechnadzor takes part in the preparation of national reports of Russia on the fulfillment of obligations arising from the provisions of the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (review meetings are held once every three years, organizational meetings are held six months before and six months after the meeting of the Contracting Parties).

One of the areas of cooperation with the IAEA is the participation of Rostechnadzor in the activities of the Regulatory Cooperation Forum established to provide assistance to countries that are embarking on the development of nuclear energy or have expressed a desire to expand their existing nuclear power programs and in the work of the Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network (GNSSN). A Rostechnadzor representative is a member of the GNSSN Steering Committee. In addition, Rostechnadzor specialists participate in the Small Modular Reactors Regulators’ Forum (SMR Forum) functioning under the auspices of the IAEA, and representatives of the Rostechnadzor technical support organization participate in the Technical and Scientific Support Organizations Forum (TSO Forum).

In addition, representatives of Rostechnadzor participate in international conferences, technical and consultative meetings of the Agency, and in activities carried out within the framework of the Technical Cooperation Program, including organization and conduct of scientific visits of representatives of regulatory authorities of the newcomer countries to Rostechnadzor.