Rostekhnadzor

The Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor; Russian: Федеральная служба по экологическому, технологическому и атомному надзору (Ростехнадзор)) is the supervisory body of the Government of Russia on ecological, technological, and nuclear issues. Its functions include the passage of regulatory legal acts, supervision and oversight in the field of environmental protection, limiting harmful technogenic impact (including the handling of industrial and consumer waste), safety when working with the subsoil (e.g., mining), protection of the subsoil, industrial safety, atomic energy safety (not including the development, preparation, testing, operation and use of nuclear weapons and military atomic facilities), the safety of electrical and thermal facilities and networks (except for household facilities and networks), the safety of hydraulic structures at industrial and energy sites; the safety of manufacturing, storage, and use of industrial explosives, and special state security functions in these areas.

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision
Федеральная служба по экологическому, технологическому и атомному надзору (Ростехнадзор)
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Formed9 March 2004
Preceding agencies
  • Federal Atomic Oversight Service
  • Federal Technological Oversight Service
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersAlexandra Lukyanova Lane 4, Moscow
Minister responsible
  • Alexey Aleshin
Websitewww.gosnadzor.ru

Russian Government Resolution № 404 of 29 May 2008 transferred Rostekhnadzor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment; previously, the service had been directly subordinate to the government. However, this was reversed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 23 June 2010, when he brought it back under the direct control of the government.[1] In accordance with RF Government Resolution No. 54 of 1 February 2006, Rostekhnadzor was entrusted with oversight of the construction industry.

History

Rostekhnadzor was created in 2004, in a merger of the Federal Atomic Oversight Service and the Federal Technological Oversight Service. Environmental oversight functions were transferred to it after the Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Oversight Service was transformed into the Federal Natural Resources Oversight Service. The combined structure was initially headed by the former director of Federal Atomic Oversight, Andrey Malyshev, who was acting director of the new service for 18 months.

From 5 December 2005 to 20 September 2008, the service was headed by Konstantin Pulikovsky. The current head of Rostekhnadzor is Alexey Aleshin.[2]

Structure

Since September 2009, Rostekhnadzor has consisted of a headquarters, 23 regional departments for industrial and environmental supervision in federal districts, 7 interregional departments for nuclear and radiation safety, and 4 technical support organizations. In turn, the Headquarters has 16 departments organized by function.

References
  1. "Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor)". October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. "Automatic shutdown system fails at Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP". ITAR-TASS. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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