Ammon News -

Head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), Khaled Toukan, said the Jordanian nuclear research and training reactor is a "civilized" achievement for the Jordanian state in its first centenary.

Speaking to "Petra" on Saturday, he said the steps made in the nuclear field so far are a "source of pride" for Jordanians, adding that the reactor is referred to in international and scientific forums as an "advanced global" platform for the purposes of scientific research and training, and contributes to developing Jordan's progress in all aspects of knowledge, economy and technology.

Toukan pointed out that the nuclear reactor is considered a "scientific beacon" in keeping up with modern specialized scientific and technological developments, and the Kingdom's "gate" to nuclear energy in the contemporary world, especially as it is run by a group of Jordanian scientists, experts and engineers carefully trained in all disciplines and working with "high" efficiency.

The reactor is the basis to harness nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within multiple medical, industrial and research applications, according to Toukan.
For his part, the JAEC's media spokesperson, Ayman Barakat, said Jordan's nuclear reactor, which is designed to peaceful purposes, operates with a five-megawatt operational capacity, which could be increased to ten megawatts to hike its productivity and expand its uses according to market requirements.
The JAEC was keen on integrating the best technology in building the nuclear reactor within a strategy that will extend for several upcoming decades, which forms an "advanced" platform in education, training and scientific research, Barakat told "Petra".