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Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency, Dr. Ziyad offered to proceed with the first nuclear reactor Jordanian within ten years from now, he will devote part of the company's revenue from the sources of energy and from the production of uranium for a nuclear reactor, which will be devoted to peaceful purposes.

[…] The uses of nuclear energy will be in the desalination industry, and medical uses, in addition to electricity generation.

He stressed that the Kingdom was committed to all international treaties in this regard, pointing out the government's full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

He pointed out the establishment of a department of nuclear engineering in the University of Science and Technology, together with the development of a master's program in nuclear physics at the University of Jordan.

Source : Al Ghad (Jordan)

An official source told "Ad Dustour” the government's intention to develop a new ministry called "Ministry of nuclear energy" shortly, and is expected to assign its functions to the Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Khalid Touqan.

[…] This topic is linked to the completion of the draft of the peaceful nuclear program and the provision of alternative sources of energy and development of local sources of renewable energy. According to the Ministry of Energy , the first operation of a nuclear reactor for peaceful production is expected by the year 2015, Jordan is attempting to build a nuclear reactor (capacity of 400 megawatts and electric power generation and water desalination of 200 megawatts for a total capacity of 600 megawatts).

Source : Ad Dustour (Jordan)