GIF Technical Secretariat
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has been supporting the activities of the Generation IV International Forum since 2005. It provides technical secretariat services, archiving records and documents, as well as maintaining the Forum's internal and external websites. The NEA Technical Secretariat consists of more than 12 staff members on both a full-time and part-time basis.
The GIF Technical Secretariat's Team
For two decades the OECD-NEA has provided Technical Secretariat services to the Generation IV International Forum. More than a dozen of professionals from the Nuclear Technology development and Economics (NTE) Division, the Science division (SCI), Legal and IT are working to facilitate and support the cooperation withing GIF. From organising and supporting meetings, conferences, webinars and workshops to actively participating in the drafting of key GIF publications they are involved in every step of the GIF efforts.
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Diane CAMERON
Diane Cameron is Head of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) Technical Secretariat and Head of the Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division (NTE) at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). She oversees the GIF Technical Secretariat, providing support to GIF leadership and member countries. In her role at NEA, she leads an expert team of economists and scientists that supports energy policy and nuclear energy policy development among NEA Member Countries by advancing evidence-based, authoritative assessments and analyses in the areas of nuclear economics, financing, and cost reduction, as well as nuclear technology, innovation, and the fuel cycle. Prior to joining NEA, she was Director of Nuclear Energy for the Government of Canada where her responsibilities included overseeing Canada’s participation in GIF and serving as Chair of Canada’s SMR Roadmap and architect of Canada’s SMR Action Plan.
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Gina ABDELSALAM
Gina Abdelsalam is the GIF Technical Secretariat Chief of Staff since September 2022, she supports the GIF TS Head Diane Cameron as well as the GIF leadership in this role and steers the activities of the whole GIF TS Team.
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Seoyeong JEONG
Seoyeong Jeong is an experienced R&D project manager and policy analyst for international collaborations in the nuclear energy field. Her academic background is in political science and economics. She has been involved in GIF’s joint R&D endeavors for proliferation resistance and physical protection, economics modelling, and 3S (Safety, Safeguards and Security) interfaces.