Mr. Panasyuk holds a Diploma of
Engineer-Physicist from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and Diploma in
International Economics from the Academy for Foreign Trade in Moscow. He has extensive experience with
international safeguards, having worked at the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) for a total of 12 years. He served as a Senior Analyst in the
Iraq Nuclear Verification Office and as a Unit Head in the Department of
Safeguards. Mr. Panasyuk has been a Member of the Standing Advisory Group on
Safeguards Implementation (SAGSI) under the IAEA Director General since 2006.
He also served as a member of SAGSI in 1998-2002. At various times, Mr.
Panasyuk has served as the Adviser to the Deputy General Director, JSC “TENEX”;
Division Head, Ministry of the Russian Federation of Atomic Energy; and as Unit
Head, Engineer, All-Russian Research Institute for Chemical Technology. He has
also participated in numerous international projects as a Coordinator from
Russian side, for example, the Trilateral Initiative (Russia-IAEA-USA) and the
Tripartite Enrichment Project (Russia-IAEA-China).