From September 14 to 18, 2026, the 70th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency was held in Vienna. Roman Polushin, Deputy General Director of JSC “VO “Safety”, took part in the session as part of the Russian delegation.

The General Conference program included a plenary session, IAEA specialized events and working meetings of the Rostechnadzor delegation with foreign regulatory authorities. The meetings covered issues of developing national regulatory infrastructure, licensing and inspection activities, personnel training, as well as international cooperation in nuclear and radiation safety.

Our company focused on deepening interaction with regulatory authorities of countries with which we are developing cooperation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety. The meeting with the management of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) focused discussion of further development of the national regulator’s competencies and the preparation of a long-term human resources development program. The Vietnamese side positively assessed the training course conducted by JSC “VO “Safety” for VARANS specialists in August–September 2026.

The meeting with the Chairman of the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) was dedicated to the issues of further cooperation under the El Dabaa NPP project, support for ENRRA’s inspection activities at subsequent stages of the project implementation, and prospective areas of interaction. The Egyptian side confirmed its interest in continuing cooperation with the Russian side.

On September 17, a meeting of senior officials from regulatory bodies of IAEA member states was held. The event focused on the contribution of the IAEA International Peer-Review Missions to improving the performance of national regulatory authorities. The meeting also included a thematic session dedicated to the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) and the IAEA Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI).

On September 18, the MDEP Management Board held a meeting to review the results of working groups’ activities on VVER reactor technologies and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, as well as prospects for further programme development. The participants devoted special attention to the pressing issues of regulating new nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors.

As the outcome of the meetings and specialized events, the areas of further cooperation between JSC “VO “Safety” and the foreign regulatory authorities were defined, and proposals were formulated for JSC “VO “Safety” to participate in projects of competence building and the regulatory infrastructure development in partner countries.