Ghana's Nuclear Journey So Far
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1963 - 1967
Ghana's 1st Reactor Project Launched: Construction of 2MW Soviet Research Reactor started.
-Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) established.
-Government invited Sir. John Douglas Cockcroft and IAEA to review Ghana's Reactor Project.
-Ghana's Reactor Project reviewed by Sir Cockcroft and report noted: "In view of the… See moreGhana's Nuclear Journey So Far
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1963 - 1967
Ghana's 1st Reactor Project Launched: Construction of 2MW Soviet Research Reactor started.
-Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) established.
-Government invited Sir. John Douglas Cockcroft and IAEA to review Ghana's Reactor Project.
-Ghana's Reactor Project reviewed by Sir Cockcroft and report noted: "In view of the capacity of the Volta Hydro Electric Project, for some 20 years to come, a reactor is unlikely to be necessary for the purpose of producing power"
-Reactor Project cancelled and GAEC shut down.
1973 - 2006
-GAEC revived to continue R&D in Nuclear Science and Technology.
-Effort made to acquire 1MW Research Reactor from the Federal Republic of Germany truncated due to 1973 coup d'etat.
-GAEC commissioned a Chinese built 30kW research reactor under IAEA Technical Cooperation Agreement in 1995.
-GAEC & University of Ghana with IAEA support established Post Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences in 2006.
2007 - 2012
-Presidential Committee (Adzei Bekoe Committee) established to report on feasibility of re-introducing Nuclear Power into the country's energy mix.
-Committee's report recommended Government to pursue Nuclear Power inclusion in the energy mix.
-Cabinet decided to include Nuclear Power in the energy mix in 2008.
-Nuclear Energy included in National Energy Policy and Strategy.
-Ghana Nuclear Power Programme Organisation (GNPPO) established to oversee the development of the Nuclear Power Programme in 2012.
2013 - 2015
-Working groups established at GAEC to focus on Nuclear Programme Infrastructure development.
-Nuclear Power Centre (NPC) established at GAEC as the Technical driving force for GNPPO.
-IAEA experts visited Ghana to develop a better understanding of the Nuclear Power Infrastructure development.
-Roadmap for Nuclear Power Infrastructure development in Ghana established.
-Act, 2015 (Act 895) passed for the establishment of an effective and independent nuclear regulatory body - Nuclear Regulatory Authority.
-National working group on Nuclear Power Infrastructure development established.
-Three (3) major power crises experienced in 1984, 1998 and 2006.
-A minor Power crisis experienced in 1993.
2016 - 2017
-NPC upgraded to an institute, 'Nuclear Power Institute'
-Ghana requested for IAEA integrated Nuclear Infrastructure review (INIR) Mission for Phase 1 of programme development.
-Ghana submitted Phase 1 INIR Mission Self-Evaluation report to IAEA for review.
-Phase 1 INIR Mission conducted by IAEA.
-IAEA submitted Phase 1 INIR Mission Report to Government.
-Ghana developed Phase 1 Integrated Work Plan (IWP) with IAEA.
-Stakeholder consultation on Owner/Operator establishment held.
2018 - 2019
-GNPPO addressed INIR Phase 1 recommendations and suggestions.
-GNPPO submitted a Memo to Cabinet on the establishment of Owner/Operator organisation.
-Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) as Owner/Operator organisation established with a governing Board.
-Four candidate Sites identified.
-Ghana requested for IAEA Phase 1 INIR Fellow-up Mission.
-Phase 1 INIR Follow-up Mission conducted by IAEA
Phase 1 Nuclear Programme Comprehensive Report (PCR) developed and submitted.
-NPG incorporated under the Company's Act, 1963 (Act 179)
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