Encroachers threaten security of nuclear installation and public safety, GAEC Warns
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has raised the alarm over increasing encroachment on its lands, warning that the activity poses a serious threat to the security of its installations and public safety.
In a statement signed by Mr. Anthony Nana Boateng, Director of the Commercialisation and Communication Directorate, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), GAEC cautioned that the safety of residents in the immediate vicinity was at risk.
“The Commission is increasingly confronted with a surge in encroachments, with activities now dangerously close to the National Nuclear Waste Management Centre.
“This centre houses hazardous radioactive waste, managed in strict compliance with Ghanaian laws and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations,” the statement warned...