Eliana Amaral
Eliana Amaral is currently the Senior Radiation Safety Official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as Director of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety. As Director, she is responsible for the dissemination and maintenance of the knowledge and culture of radiation safety worldwide. Her Division offers important tools to help prevent radiological accidents and cases of overexposure by developing radiation safety techniques and providing for their application through activities such as training Member State participants in the latest safety procedures. To Ms Amaral, this extensive and proactive work is crucial to radiation and waste safety from a long-term perspective. As the former director of the Brazilian Institute of Radiation Safety and Dosimetry, Eliana Amaral brings extensive experience to the IAEA.
Having studied nuclear physics at university, Ms Amaral eventually decided to specialize in biophysics and radioecology. Her work has combined scientific knowledge with the social, political and philosophical aspects of its application. Her current position requires a mix of technical and managerial skills, as well as diplomacy and political awareness, as Ms. Amaral routinely works with the representatives of Member States and international organisations.
Having studied nuclear physics at university, Ms Amaral eventually decided to specialize in biophysics and radioecology. Her work has combined scientific knowledge with the social, political and philosophical aspects of its application. Her current position requires a mix of technical and managerial skills, as well as diplomacy and political awareness, as Ms. Amaral routinely works with the representatives of Member States and international organisations.
Review of IAEA's Basic Safety Standards
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