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The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is the state organization in
Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
involved with surveillance of the use of nuclear energy in Ghana. It is similar in aim to the Ghana Nuclear Society (GNS), with the difference being that the GNS is a
nonprofit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
organisation, whereas the GAEC is part of the
parliament of Ghana The Parliament of Ghana is the unicameral legislature of Ghana. It consists of 276 members, who are elected for four-year terms in single-seat Electoral district, constituencies using a first-past-the-post voting system. History Legislature, L ...
. Its primary objectives were set out by the parliament act 588, which involve investigating the use of nuclear energy for Ghana and supporting
research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...
both in Ghana and abroad.


History

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) was formed as way back as 1952 when radioisotopes began in Ghana. Around that time, radiostrontium was what used in experiments. In the year 1958, the Department of physics of the University College of the Gold Coast, which is now (University of Ghana, Legon) started a radioactive fallout monitoring service on behalf of the Defence Ministry. In the year 1961, work in radioisotopes in Ghana had gained grounds in most of the Government institutions to explain establishment of a Radioisotope Unit.


Sub-Divisions

* ''National Nuclear Research Institute (NNRI):'' * '' School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences (SNAS):'' Responsible for preservation, maintenance and enhancement of nuclear knowledge in Ghana and Africa through the provision of high-quality teaching, research, entrepreneurship training, service and development of postgraduate programmes in the nuclear sciences and technology. * ''Radiation Protection Institute (RPI):'' Authorize, inspect and control all activities and practices involving sealed radiation sources, ionizing radiation and other sources, radioactive materials and x-rays used in hospitals in Ghana. Implementation of safety culture by providing adequate human resource development in radiation and waste safety for management and operating organizations. Conduct research and technical services in radiation and waste safety. * ''Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI):''


See also

* Nuclear power in Ghana *
Nuclear power by country Nuclear power plants operate in 31 countries and generate about a tenth of the world's electricity. Most are in Europe, North America and East Asia. The Nuclear power in the United States, United States is the largest producer of nuclear pow ...


References


External links

* * Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana {{Authority control Nuclear power in Ghana Nuclear organizations Radiation protection organizations 1952 establishments in Africa