AMMAN — The waters of Aqaba may become home to a floating
Jordanian nuclear reactor, according to the director of the Jordan Atomic
Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Touqan, news outlets reported.
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Touqan, a former minister, said the project is still under
study, noting that regional countries may present reservations to the plan.
In a full-length interview with Russian news outlet Sputnik,
the director spoke about the potential use of small nuclear reactors for water
desalination and electrical regeneration.
Waiting for a green light from the governmentInfrastructure, site, and cooling studies have been
completed, but the final green light has to come from the government, he said.
Looking forward to the next 10 years, the JAEC is looking
into small reactors and drawing insight from different global models, including
those created by Russia, Korea, France, and the UK, trying to determine the
optimal technical specifications and how to adapt such reactors to the
Jordanian environment, Touqan said.
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