U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Ann Ganzer (right) with Dr. Nii Kwashie Allotey of the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority (center)

U.S. Announces New Support for Ghana’s Civil Nuclear Energy Program under the FIRST Capacity Building Program

Accra, Ghana – U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Ann Ganzer joined Ghanaian counterparts today to announce further U.S. support for establishing Ghana as a Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR) Regional Training Hub and center of excellence for the sub-Saharan African region.  The $1.75 million in funding will support ... Read More»

By | 13 September, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: ,

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U.S. and Ghana Take Next Steps Forward on Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy

Accra, Ghana – The United States and Ghana jointly launched their partnership under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program on February 25.  U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan; Ghana’s Senior Advisor to the President Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo; Minister of Energy Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh; representative of the ... Read More»

By | 8 March, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Ghana | Tags:

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