The US, Japan and Ghana are collaborating to support the deployment of small modular reactor technology in the west African country, with the aim of establishing it as a regional SMR hub and deploying a Voygr SMR nuclear power plant developed by US-based NuScale.
The collaboration agreement was signed on Wednesday (26 October) at the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Ministerial Conference in Washington.
The US state department said in a statement that Ghana has the opportunity not only to demonstrate leadership in advancing energy security and climate action globally, but also establish itself as a regional centre of excellence in Africa for the deployment of innovative nuclear technologies.
The collaboration agreement was signed on Wednesday (26 October) at the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Ministerial Conference in Washington.
The US state department said in a statement that Ghana has the opportunity not only to demonstrate leadership in advancing energy security and climate action globally, but also establish itself as a regional centre of excellence in Africa for the deployment of innovative nuclear technologies.
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