Ghana Nuclear Society
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit Organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Advocate for Peaceful use of nuclear energy in Ghana |
| Headquarters | Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in Accra, Republic of Ghana |
The Ghana Nuclear Society (GNS) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the introduction of nuclear energy in Ghana. It is headquartered at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in Accra. With the establishment of The Ghana Nuclear Society, Ghana has joined the league of those countries with National Nuclear Societies. Its head office is located at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in Accra. The current national president is Prof. John Justice Fletcher. The society is not for science inclined persons alone.
The Ghana Nuclear Society received its certificate of incorporation on 13 May 2008. The society, which operates under the motto "Nuclear for Sustainable Energy Development," has an eight-member Advisory Panel that consults with the Board of Directors, which is made up of 13 persons and four members from the National and Student Chapter Executives.
The society has created public information programs on nuclear matters, and it has produced seminars, educational outreach programs and interactive media presentations on local radio and television stations. It also publishes a newsletter that outlines issues relating to nuclear energy.
It is planning educational programs at the SAMBEL Academy and the GAEC, and at primary schools located near the Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences at Atomic, Kwabeyna.
SOME MILESTONES IN GNS HISTORY
Advisory Panel To The Board Of Directors
1) Prof. D. Adzei Bekoe - (Chairman, Council of state & Chairman, GAEC Board)
2) Prof. S.K.A. Danso - UG
3) Prof. Ebenezer Laing - UG
Board Of Directors
1) Prof J.J. Fletcher – President, GNS
2) Prof. B.J.B Nyarko – 1st Vice President, GNS
3) Dr. E. O. Darko – General Secretary, GNS
4) Prof. E.H.K. Akaho - Director General, GAEC
5) Prof. (Mrs.) Aba Andam - KNUST
6) Ms. Elizabeth Ohene - Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education
7) Prof. J.H. Amuasi - Coordinator, SNAS-UG
8) Mr. Samuel Manteaw - Faculty of Law, UG
9) Prof. G.K. Tetteh - Physics Dept. U. G
10) Prof. Cyril Schandorf - HOD, Nuclear Safety and Security
11) Prof. G.Y.P. Klu - HOD, NUAG
12) Prof. (Mrs.) Victoria Appiah- Programme Coordinator, RAPR
13) Prof. P. O. Yeboah - Programme Coordinator,ENVP
14) Nana Prof. Kwesi Ayensu – CSIR
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