Licensing, Regulations and Developing Guidance for Nuclear Technology Deployment for Embarking countries in Africa

African region is witnessing increased number of countries at different stages of implementing or considering the introduction of peaceful nuclear power program to meet the demand of their rapidly growing economies as well as clean energy needs. Grid size, cost, licensing, and regulations will be some of the challenges to deploying larger power reactors. A key element of the regulatory framework will be the inclusion of nuclear security information and assurance that security in integrated into the license review process. As each country continue to implement and consider different reactor designs from several vendors, the significance of customer knowledge of licensing, Regulations, and guidance document to facilitate the deployment and operational needs for nuclear technology cannot be over emphasized. This special session will bring together selected panel of key stakeholders and policy makers from embarking countries from African to participate in a panel discussion to share their experience in the licensing, regulations, and development of guidance for power plant deployment. The session will also consider and identify potential gaps that may affect the licensing and regulatory applications for the future nuclear infrastructure. As well, the panel will promote regional networking and communication to increase capacities in readiness to potential deployment of additional technology, such as Small Modular Reactors.