State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) is a central executive body, which activities are directly coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and which ensures the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of nuclear energy safety.

The main tasks of the SNRIU are:

• Formation and implementation of state policy in the field of nuclear energy safety.
• State regulation of nuclear energy use safety.
• The competent authority for the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities according to the Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities; on the safe transportation of radioactive materials according to the rules of nuclear and radiation safety in the transportation of radioactive materials; on emergency notification and information in accordance with the Convention on Early Notification of Nuclear Accidents, implementation of the Agreement between Ukraine and the IAEA on the application of safeguards.