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Texts: Beatriz Lamela Pascua| Photo & video: Amparo Crist\u00f3bal<\/p>\n

Amparo Cristobal has a degree in Physical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. After a few years working in the telecommunications sector, as a hardware designer and telephone systems analyst for Alcatel, she began her nuclear career at the Nuclear Safety Council Sub-Directorate for Operational Radiological Protection. She subsequently moved to Vienna, Austria, joining the International Atomic Energy Agency, where she has been for twelve years.<\/p>\n

How many years have you been in your current responsibility at the IAEA?<\/b><\/p>\n

I have held my current position for twelve years, Specialist in Radiation Safety, Radiation Protection, Transport and Waste Division of the Department of Nuclear Safety of the International Atomic Energy Agency. I started as a consultant and subsequently gained a staff position in 2013. My responsibilities are to help Member States implement IAEA safety standards, mostly to establish a national radiation safety education and training infrastructure.<\/p>\n

What are the main activities of your current position?<\/b><\/p>\n

This assistance to Member States implies developing documents that serve as a guide in a specific area, for example, the establishment of a national strategy for education and training or the training of certain groups, and in other activities, such as the organization of courses, peer reviews, workshops, meetings, expert missions, scientific visits or purchase of equipment, with the objective of disseminating and helping to implement these guide documents to our Member States. We have to offer up-to-date services effectively and according to circumstances. This implies participating in congresses and technical meetings, as well as holding annual meetings of a steering committee, made up of international experts from many countries, who help to advise on the implementation of our strategy for the development of activities.<\/p>\n

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