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The Advanced Systems Technology and Management
(AdSTM), United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Office: Nuclear
Material Safety & Safeguards (NMSS) from 27 February 2023 to 3 March 2023, held
a workshop to train members of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa
(FNRBA), on various areas of review in Environmental Impact Assessment.
The 5-day workshop saw participation from about 40 professionals
drawn from Nuclear Regulatory Bodies and Environmental Management Authorities/
Agencies across 7 African countries; Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South
Africa, Zambia, and Sudan, and was held at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra,
Ghana. The Director, Nuclear Installations Directorate of the Nuclear
Regulatory Authority, Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Ampomah-Amoako, opened the workshop
with an address to officially welcome participants and commence proceedings.
The sessions took a hybrid
format of presentations and break-out group discussions, facilitated by Richard
Emch of the Advanced Systems Technology and Management (AdSTM) USNRC office:
NMSS, and J. Peyton Doub of the USNRC. This format enhanced participation and
broadened understanding as participants worked out appropriate solutions through question-and-answer sessions, peer discussions
and research work.
Topics presented and discussed at the workshop include
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Transformation and Streamlining at
the USNRC, Site Selection, Non-Ecology Impacts, Radiological Impacts, Site
Safety and Lessons Learned.
On Friday 3 March, the workshop ended successfully
with a brief closing ceremony, where all participants were presented with
certificates of participation.
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