OREANDA-NEWS. February 7, 2008. The head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Control (Rostekhnadzor) Konstantin Pulikovsky has put into force sample program of target inspection of physical protection of nuclear materials, nuclear plants and storage facilities.

The document specifies the content of problems subject to inspection and the order of drafting and approval of the working program of physical protection inspection.

The working program of target inspection of physical inspection of nuclear materials, nuclear plans and storage facilities is the basic guide for the conduct of such inspections.

The working program is based on sample program with due regard for the peculiar tasks of a specific inspection.

The working program regulates all problems related to the conduct of an inspection, particularly, the period of an inspection and the obligatory package of documents subject to consideration during an inspection. The documents should contain detailed information on the organization of physical protection measures, the performance of the physical protection system and the activities of physical protection groups.

Inspection of the state of the military troops guarding a nuclear facility should be carried out jointly with representatives of the chief command of the interior troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The requirements of the sample program of target inspection of physical protection of nuclear materials, nuclear plants and storage facilities are obligatory for all Rostekhnadzor physical protection inspectors.