The Secretariat of the Global Forum on Nuclear Education supports the Forum by providing assistance to the Council of Advisors and making products available to the Agency's bodies and projects as appropriate. The Secretariat also encourages discussion and engagement, both within the Council of Advisors as well as through its working groups.
The Secretariat supports the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education as well as the Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework in an effort to better co-ordinate these two initiatives and streamline the NEA activities in nuclear education and training.
The NEA staff comprising the NEA Global Forum on Nuclear Education Secretariat and the NEST Secretariat are:
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Ms Gina Abdelsalam, Nuclear Education Programmes Lead Division of Nuclear Science and Education Gina has been working at the NEA since 2021, in the division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics where she served as Chief of Staff of the Technical Secretariat for the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), overseeing daily operations of the GIF Technical Secreatriat as well as strategic GIF business initatives in support of GIF member countries. She joined the NEA Division of Nuclear Science and Education in January 2025 as the new Lead for Nuclear Education programmes, in charge of the NEA Secretariat for the NEST Framework and the Global Forum on Nuclear Education Science Technology and Policy. She is a nuclear engineer by training and holds an MSc in Energy and Nuclear Engineering from Phelma - Grenoble INP, as well as a Master of Business Administration from HEC Paris. Prior to joining NEA, Gina worked at EDF where she started as a nuclear research engineer and led a project in nuclear reactor computer codes between EDF and FRAMATOME.
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Ms Emmy Wilcock Nuclear Education, Training and Outreach Co-ordinator Division of Nuclear Science and Education Emmy Wilcock joined the NEA Division of Science and Education in March 2024 as Nuclear Education, Training and Outreach Co-ordinator. She provides Secretariat support to the NEST Framework and to a number of working groups under the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy. She also develops and updates communication materials related to NEST and the Global Forum on Nuclear Education. Prior to this role, Ms Wilcock worked at the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Business and Trade, facilitating collaboration between the UK nuclear industry and international partners to increase exports and attract inward investment |
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Ms Annabel Sanders, Nuclear Education, Training and Outreach Officer Division of Nuclear Science and Education Annabel Sanders joined the NEA Division of Nuclear Science and Education in February 2025 as a Nuclear Education, Training and Outreach Officer. Prior to that, she worked in the NEA's Office of Policy and Coordination and the Office of the Director General as a Policy Coordinator. Annabel provides secretarial support and contributes to the development of the NEST Framework as well as the working groups and projects under the Global Forum on Nuclear Education Science Technology and Policy. Prior to joining the NEA, Annabel worked for a number of years as a lawyer in New Zealand. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington and was subsequently admitted to the New Zealand bar in 2018. |
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Ms Florence Maher Division of Radiological Protection and Human Aspects of Nuclear Safety Ms Maher is a Junior Social Scientist at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, where she works to advance international co-operation on the human aspects of nuclear safety and improve gender balance in nuclear energy. Prior to her current position, she was a 2018-2020 Rotary Peace Fellow at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, researching multi-stakeholder dialogue on policy processes. From 2011-2018 she was a career foreign service officer with the United States (US) Department of State, with assignments in Mexico, Italy, Honduras, and Washington, DC. She holds a Master’s degree in public policy and social research from the International Christian University and Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Howard University in Washington, DC. |
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Ms Kimberly Nick Division of Nuclear Law Ms Kimberly Nick joined the NEA in 2014 and is the Head of the NEA Division of Nuclear Law. In this position, Ms Nick is the lead counsel for nuclear safety and regulatory affairs, provides Secretariat services to the NEA Nuclear Law Committee, and directs the legal education and publication programmes. Ms Nick has written extensively on nuclear law issues, focusing on nuclear regulation and regulatory reform, oversight of nuclear activities, environmental protection, and long-term operation. She is also the co-editor of the textbook Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law. Ms Nick is a Member of the International Nuclear Liability Expert Group (INLEX) of the IAEA as well as a Member of the Board of Management of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA). In addition, she leads the Women in Nuclear Law Initiative (WiNLI) through Women in Nuclear Global (WiN). Prior to joining the NEA, Ms Nick served as Legal Counsel to Commissioner Ostendorff at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and was an attorney in the NRC’s Office of the General Counsel. Ms Nick received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law, where she was an editor on the American Journal of Law and Medicine. She received her bachelor’s degrees with distinction from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. |
| Ms Marie-Laure Peyrat Administrative Assistant Division of Nuclear Science and Education Marie-Laure Peyrat is responsible for administrative/technical support for the Global Forum on Nuclear Education. Ms Peyrat previously worked for a time in Cork, Ireland. On her return to France in January 1992, she joined the OECD and nine months later started at the NEA. Since then, Ms Peyrat has worked within the radiation protection and waste management division, the nuclear development division, the office of the Director‑General and recently joined the Division of Nuclear Science and Education, in the area of education. |
To contact the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, please email: globalforum@oecd-nea.org
