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An applicant for authorization to construct and operate a nuclear installation shall, prepare a site evaluation report for assessment and review by the Authority, and the report shall include,

(a) the frequency and severity of external natural and human induced events and the phenomena that could affect the safety of the facility;

(b) the foreseeable evolution of natural and man-made factors in the proposed area that may have a bearing on safety during the projected life span of the facility;

(c) the hazards associated with external events that are to be considered in the design of the facility, including the potential combined effects of these hazards with ambient conditions including hydrological, hydro-geological and meteorological conditions;

(d) additional matters relating to safety, including the storage and transport of nuclear and other radioactive materials, fresh and spent fuel and radioactive waste;

(e) the possible non-radiological impact of the facility due to chemical or thermal releases, and the potential for explosion and the dispersion of chemical products;

(f) the potential for interactions between nuclear and nonnuclear effluents;

(g) the potential radiological impact in operational state and its conditions on persons within the area, including impacts outside of Ghana; and

(h) in so far as possible, the total nuclear capacity to be installed on the site, with provision for re-evaluation of the site if the installed capacity is to be significantly increased beyond the level assessed in a previous site evaluation.