US, Ghana launch nuclear energy training center

The US and Ghana launched Africa’s first nuclear energy training center open to all African countries considering nuclear in their electricity mix, the US Department of energy said.

Ghana and the United States are part of broader pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

To further that goal, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Ghana Atomic Energy Commission’s Nuclear Power Institute officially launched the region’s first Clean Energy Training Center in Accra, Ghana.

The training center builds upon previous work in the country, which included a virtual training program hosted by the United States that covered the fundamentals of civilian nuclear power programs ranging from project development and financing to nuclear security and national nuclear laws.

Through the training center, the United States will offer additional technical expertise and training with support from its nuclear industry, national laboratories, and academic institutions on topics such as workforce capacity building, reactor design and operation, and the management of spent nuclear fuel.