Massimo Aparo (born 31 July 1953) is an Italian

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, who started working as acting deputy director general and head of the Department of Safeguards, after Tero Varjoranta has resigned effective 11 May 2018.U.N. nuclear watchdog's inspections chief quits suddenly
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Biography

Massimo Aparo was born in

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. He is a nuclear engineer and was graduated from Sapienza University of Rome. Aparo, before joining the

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(IAEA) worked as Director General of an Italian company in the area of radiation detection and monitoring, in the

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and at Italy’s former National Committee for Nuclear Energy.

Career

He was appointed Acting Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards in the IAEA on 11 May 2018 by the Yukiya Amano Director General of

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. Before this date, he occupied the position of Acting Director of the Office for Verification in

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. Aparo started working in the IAEA Safeguards Department since 1997. He served in the following positions: * Section Head of the Division of Technical and Scientific Services, * Head of the

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Regional Office in the Division of Operations A, and * Head of the Iran Task Force Before joining the IAEA, Aparo worked as director general of an Italian firm specialized in radiation

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and monitoring. He also has the experience of working in the

and at the Italian Nuclear Energy Commission.

Iran Task Force

Aparo, is the leader of an elite unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency known as Iran Task Force. It was created three years ago by IAEA’s director-general, Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano. The task force consists of around 50 members, including nuclear engineers,

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, intelligence data analysts and communication experts. According to

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, “The Iran Task Force is part of the IAEA’s Department of Safeguards and Verification, which is in charge of making sure that all its state members properly use

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and know-how for the declared

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and peaceful purposes:

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

On 29 August 2022, an IAEA team flew out sent to investigate the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine which was in the middle of conflict. The overall IAEA team was led by

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, Lydie Evrard and Aparo. No leaks had been reported at the plant before their arrival but shelling had occurred days before.

References

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Biography

Career

Iran Task Force

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

See also

References