AMMAN — The head of the Jordan Atomic Energy
Commission, Khaled Toukan, said Saturday there are several proposed sites in
Aqaba governorate to build small and medium-sized nuclear reactors to generate
electricity and power water desalination plants, according to Al-Ghad.
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During his participation in the 13th Amman Security Forum,
he indicated that the beginning of 2030 will focus on building small nuclear
reactors used for generating electricity, powering water desalination plants,
and industrial purposes.
Toukan said that Jordan is the only Arab country in the
Levant that runs a nuclear reactor with a capacity of 5 megawatts, stressing
that it is solely a research reactor.
He said he expected that Jordan will reach an advanced level
of uranium production, adding that one of the proposed sites for a nuclear
plant is 60km from the Aqaba beach and will produce approximately 190 megawatts
of power.
Toukan stressed that the Jordanian nuclear training program
aims to produce 1.2 megawatts of energy for educational purposes, adding that
the commission has sent 175 students to study nuclear sciences abroad.
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