AMMAN — The
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators (ANNuR), has organized a regional
workshop on the interface between nuclear safety and security.
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According to a JAEC statement issued on Tuesday, the
workshop aimed to give participants a deeper understanding of nuclear safety
and security through exchange of expertise and practices that meet the IAEA’s
standards, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
JAEC Chairman Khaled Toukan said that Jordan had
signed and ratified relevant international instruments that govern nuclear
safety and security, which, he believes, are essential for the successful and
sustainable use of nuclear power.
He gave a briefing on the achievements of the
Jordanian nuclear program, which include a 5-megawatt research atomic reactor,
a 2.5 GeV third generation synchrotron light source, and the Jordanian uranium
mining project working at full capacity.
IAEA representative and expert in nuclear safety Zia
Hussain Shah praised the Jordanian nuclear program and expertise in nuclear
practices, and said that the IAEA intends to organize many regional workshops and
events in Jordan.
ANNuR Coordinator Daw Mosbah said the network was
established to boost regulators’ infrastructure to protect against radiation
and be efficient and internationally recognized as a forum for Arab regulators,
in light of the increasing use of nuclear power in Arab countries, particularly
in medicine, industry, agriculture, electricity generation, water desalination,
radioactive material transport, and disposal of radioactive waste.
The four-day workshop (October 3–6) brought together 17 of
some of the Arab state members of IAEA, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Iraq, Oman, Libya, Mauritania, and Yemen, and included lectures and a visit to
the Jordan Nuclear Research and Training Reactor.
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