The IAEA delegation for a comprehensive assessment of the regulatory activities in the Russian Federation (Income Tax) began work in Moscow, in which 26 foreign experts participated under the leadership of Faizan Mansour. The delegation is represented by 17 countries, including: China, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Armenia and Qatar. The previous mission took place in 2013. The introductory meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the head of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision Alexander Trembitsky, experts from the Income Tax Group, representatives of the IAEA Secretariat, employees of the industry departments and scientific and technical support organizations of Rostanzur. In his congratulatory speech on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak noted: "Today, Russia is developing the entire range of peaceful nuclear technologies: serial power units with a new generation of high power are being created, the nuclear icebreaker fleet is being updated, research is being conducted in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion, and the use of radiation technologies in medicine and industry is expanding. At the same time, the Russian states are building their own nuclear power plant partnerships. An infrastructure for regulating nuclear and radiation safety places new requirements on government supervision, must keep up with science and engineering, develop timely requirements for new technologies, and at the same time maintain the core principle according to which there is absolute priority for the safety of people and the environment. Alexander Trembitsky greeted the delegation on behalf of the national regulator. "For over thirteen years, the IAEA's safety standards have been updated significantly.