{"id":38591,"date":"2014-08-12T09:29:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T09:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=38591"},"modified":"2014-08-12T09:29:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T09:29:24","slug":"ghana-atomic-energy-commission-board-inaugurated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/ghana-atomic-energy-commission-board-inaugurated\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Board inaugurated"},"content":{"rendered":"
The reconstituted Board of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) was inaugurated on Monday, to provide direction to Management to help mitigate the myriad of challenges facing the country and ensure sustainable development.<\/p>\n
The seven-member Board which is chaired by Dr Albert W. N. Q Barnor has Dr Walter A. Alhassan, Ms Isabel Boaten, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Professor Francis K. A. Allotey, Professor Benjamin J. B Nyarko and Professor Alexander K. Nyarko, as Members.<\/p>\n
The Board has a five-year term and shall be eligible for re-appointment.<\/p>\n
Mr Akwasi Opong-Fosu, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, who inaugurated the Board on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, said the socio-economic challenges facing the country requires practical measures to put the economy on the path of sustainable development.<\/p>\n
He mentioned the increasing energy demand which is characterised by frequent power outages, threats on food security due to population increases, the impact of climate change on agriculture, health and the construction industry, as well as the high frequency and severity of natural disasters, as worrying events that requires urgent attention.<\/p>\n
According to him, the galamsey (illegal small scale mining) menace and other aspects of water, land and forest degradation as well as the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases, notably the cancers are unacceptable and must be confronted with much gravity to address the problems.<\/p>\n
Mr Opong-Fosu said after touring GAEC\u2019s facility last week, he is convinced that the Commission undoubtedly has a huge potential to help turn Ghana round in its quest to develop into a proper upper middle income country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realised that a lot is being done by GAEC to help address these challenges facing us in our effort to develop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said a clear pathway has been outlined for Ghana to add nuclear energy to her power mix in the not too distant future, citing the Nuclear Regulatory Authority Bill, the Convention on Early Notification of Nuclear of Nuclear Accident, Ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage and the Ratification of the Convention on Assistance in the case of Nuclear Accident of Radiological Emergency which are all before Parliament for approval.<\/p>\n