Kristine MADDEN

Nuclear Evaluator and Safeguards Inspector, Office of the Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) / President, International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC)

Kristine is a nuclear evaluator and safeguards inspector in the Office of the Deputy Director General and Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Safeguards (DDG-SG), where she provides expert advice on international safeguards implementation. Kristine is also the Department of Safeguard’s Gender Focal Point and a member of the DDG-SG’s Gender, Geographic and Generational Action Project. Additionally, Kristine is president of the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC), a non-profit spanning almost 50 countries and a network of more than 100.000 young professionals and students.

Prior to joining the IAEA Department of Safeguards, Kristine led a team of international experts in the development of licensing guidelines for small modular reactors and severe accident management response in the IAEA department of nuclear safety and security. Previous to this, Kristine worked in the commercial nuclear sector as a senior reactor operator and reactor engineer at U.S. based nuclear power plants and abroad in Ukraine and the U.K. supporting the design and implementation of dry fuel storage systems and facilities.

Kristine is a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer on international safeguards, nuclear power, and climate action. She is also a published author and the recipient of numerous industry awards.

Kristine held an academic fellowship, focused on artificial intelligence, at Harvard University’s Arms Control Negotiation Academy from 2022 to 2023. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences from the University of Michigan.