On 10 July 2013, the IAEA held a ceremony to launch PIANOS, the Ibero-American Platform for Operators in the Area of Nuclear Safety, which is a web-based platform, (that supports collaboration and knowledge sharing among professionals working in Latin American nuclear power utilities. The ceremony was held in the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna, with, nuclear power plant operators in Brazil and Mexico and an electric utility in Spain participating via video conference. The event brought together high-level representatives of the participating countries, including delegates of the permanent missions and the European Union (EU), as well as IAEA officials. The launching of PIANOS represents a major step forward in supporting active communication among nuclear operators in the region.
Luis Longoria, Director of the Division for Latin America of the IAEA's Department of Technical Cooperation, who took part in the ceremony, said: "Cooperation among operators, by sharing experience and knowledge, has proven to be an efficient way to identify and set best practices, learn from others and find common solutions to address safety challenges".
