Auxiliadora Guerrero
Auxiliadora Guerrero de Ayala (Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, OIPEN El Salvador) is a Salvadoran attorney with specialized training in Nuclear Law by IAEA and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in energy, gas, and oil. She has 24 years of experience in the Public Administration of El Salvador, 12 of which have been dedicated to the energy sector and three specifically to the country’s Nuclear Energy Program. She was part of the team that analyzed the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Vienna Convention, and the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA, as part of the process for El Salvador’s accession to these international instruments during the 2023–2024. She also served on the drafting team for the Law Establishing the Organization for the Implementation of the Nuclear Energy Program (NEPIO) and the Nuclear Energy Law. She has been responsible for negotiating Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) for cooperation exchanges with the governments of the United States of America, Argentina, and Spain, and currently serves as a member of the negotiating team for the 123 Agreement between the United States and El Salvador. She participated in the negotiation of the Statement of Intent (SOI) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the MOU with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).She was also part of the drafting team for El Salvador’s First National Report under the Convention on Nuclear Safety. In addition, she contributed to the preparation of the first national report based on the 19 infrastructure issues of the IAEA Milestones Approach, specifically in the areas of national position, legal and regulatory framework, human resources, and financing. Additionally, she collaborates with the OIPEN team in the preparation of the Self-Evaluation Report (SER) in advance of the INIR mission scheduled for May 2026. Part of the team for establish the Nuclear Regulatory Authority in June 2026.
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