Olli Heinonen
Olli Heinonen (born in Finland) is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Previously, he was the Deputy Director-General for Safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency.[1] As such, he helped identify A. Q. Khan.
Heinonen studied radiochemistry at the University of Helsinki where he obtained his Ph.D with a dissertation on nuclear material analysis in 1981.[2] As Senior Research Officer at the Technical Research Centre of Finland Reactor Laboratory, Heinonen was in charge of research and development related to nuclear waste solidification and disposal. Heinonen co-authored several patents on radioactive waste solidification. In 1983 he joined the IAEA. From 1999 to 2002, he was Director of Operations A and from 2002–2005, he was the Director of Operations B in the Department of Safeguards.
Journalist Gareth Porter wrote an article questioning Heinonen's arguments against the US's negotiations with Iran about the latter's nuclear program.[3]
References
- ↑ Eben Harrell (June 2, 2011). "Lessons from Fukushima". TIME.
- ↑ Suomen Kuvalehti 18/2008 (Finnish)
- ↑ http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/32087-ex-iaea-official-uses-misleading-claims-to-attack-iran-deal