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About Us

Brief History, Core Values, Organizational Structure, Functions & Regulatory Control Programme, Management Staff

What We Do?

The NRA regulates the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation by putting in place all the necessary regulations and guidance to help users of radiation and members of the public meet the regulatory requirements and to enforce these regulations. The object of these controls is to ensure that in the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, humans (workers, the general public and patients) and the environment are protected from the harmful effects of undue exposure to radiations.

Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) Organogram

The Authority is governed by a seven-member Board. The Board, among other things, formulates policies and regulations for managing staff of the Authority as well as to oversee the safety and security of facilities and activities.

The day-to-day administrative activities of the NRA are managed by a Director General with the assistance of a Deputy Director General.

There are three Directorates and fifteen (15) departments to carry out technical and administrative activities to enable the Authority to achieve its mandate.

Annual budget – the NRA is supported financially by the provision of budgetary allocations by the Government of Ghana.

Professor Francis Otoo was appointed the Director General of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority by His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama on 21 May 2025. Prof Otoo is a highly experienced academic researcher and consultant with over 18 years of professional experience in radiation protection or health physics, nuclear safety, and public health. He is renowned for contributions to national and international frameworks on radiation safety, policy formulation and capacity building. He has impactful leadership and collaboration with institutions like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Committee on Scientific Effects and Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Piemonte, Ivrea (APRA Piemonte), and Fruili Venezia Guilia (ARPA-FVG), Udine, Italy and African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE), South Africa. He is also a Health Physics Associate Professor at the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. He obtained his Ph.D. in Radiation Protection from the University of Ghana and ARPA-FVG, Udine, Italy in 2015, and is a member of the Health Physics Society, USA, International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), Leadership Committee Member, Young Generation Network, International Radiation Protection Association (YGN/IRPA), Ghana Nuclear Society (GNS), Research Scientist Association of Ghana (RSA), Ghana Science Association (GSA) and the President of the Elites Club of Aboadze. From 2019 – 2025, he was the Head of the Radon Laboratory and was the Manager for the Radiation Protection Training and Consultancy Centre at the Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission from 2022-2025. He is committed to advancing radiation safety and security for national development.
Prof. Francis Otoo,
Director- General, NRA

Functions & Regulatory Control Programme

Summary of Functions

The main regulatory functions of the NRA can be summarized as follows:

Development of regulations and guides
Regulatory review and assessment
Regulatory inspection to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
Issuance of authorisations and permits to facilities and for activities
Enforcement of regulatory requirements
Conduct research to support regulatory decisions
Cooperation with other local and international regulatory bodies and agencies to enable effective support of the coordination of nuclear and radiological emergencies
Educate the public on radiation and nuclear matters
Implementation of appropriate international legal instruments to which Ghana is a signatory