During the months of October and November, the General Manager of ICIASA, Abel Domato Jayo, has collaborated as a specialist of NDTs in structures by the IAEA in Mexico City.
During the first week a workshop was held where different countries participated in the framework of the development program RLA1014 “Advancing Non Destructive Testing technologies for civil and industrial structures inspection in Latin America” promoted and organized by the IAEA (www.iaea.org) International Atomic Energy Agency, of the United Nations. Members from different countries participated in this program, such as: Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina. The workshop was developed at the National Institute of Nuclear Research – ININ and had as speakers on behalf of the IAEA an Argentine expert and Abel Domato.
During the second week a mission of support to the Mexican institutions was carried out because of the earthquakes suffered in Mexico City during the month of September of this year. Abel Domato as a specialist of the IAEA was providing collaboration to the different national organisms for the prevention and coordination of actions in earthquakes.
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