Requirements to Planning and Preparedness to Eliminate Consequences of Accidents during Transportation of Cargoes with Radioactive Materials (NP-074-23)

Requirements to Planning and Preparedness to Eliminate Consequences of Accidents during Transportation of Cargoes with Radioactive Materials (NP-074-23).


(NP-074-23)[1] was developed in pursuance of Article 6 of the Federal Law dated November 21, 1995 No. 170-FZ "On the Use of Atomic Energy", which shall be observed to develop the Federal Rules and Regulations in the field of atomic energy use – regulatory legal acts stipulating the requirements to safe use of atomic energy, including the safety requirements to nuclear facilities, safety requirements to activities in the field of atomic energy use, comprising safety goals, principles and criteria, compliance with which is mandatory when carrying out activities in the field of atomic energy use.

The Federal Rules and Regulations in the field of atomic energy use shall be developed and approved according to the procedure established in the "Provisions for Development and Approval of Federal Rules and Regulations in the Field of Atomic Energy Use" approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1511 of December 1, 1997 and observing the "Procedure for Development and Approval of Federal Rules and Regulations in the Field of Atomic Energy Use by the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service" approved by the Order of Rostechnadzor No. 267 of July 7, 2015.

The list of the current Federal Rules and Regulations in the field of atomic energy use is posted on the official website of Rostechnadzor on the Internet by link: https://www.gosnadzor.ru/nuclear/.

NP-074-23 establishes the requirements to planning and preparedness to eliminate consequences of accidents during transportation of cargoes with radioactive materials.

The requirements of NP-074-23 are mandatory for consignors, consignees, carriers, organizations carrying out loading and unloading activities in relation to the cargo of radioactive materials, emergency rescue teams, organizations belonging to the Unified State System of Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated of December 30, 2003, No. 794 "On the Unified State System of Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies".

Issued to substitute the Federal Rules and Regulations in the field of atomic energy use "Requirements to Planning and Preparedness to Eliminate Consequences of Accidents during Transportation of Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Substances" (NP-074-06) approved by Decree of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service dated of December 12, 2006, No. 8.

Order of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service dated of December 11, 2023, No. 446 " On Approval of the Federal Rules and Regulations in the Field of Atomic Energy Use "Requirements to Planning and Preparedness to Eliminate Consequences of Accidents during Transportation of Cargoes with Radioactive Materials" (NP-074-23) registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on March 20, 2024 under the registry No. 77569, came into effect on April 1, 2024.

[1] Developed with the participation of Novakov I.G., Zakharenko V.V. (Rostechnadzor), Kuryndin A.V., Karimov A.Z. (SEC NRS).