On Sunday ;The head of the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Khaled Touqan, delivered Sunday, at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College, a lecture for scholars in the 20th National Defense Course entitled "Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, A Case Study (Jordanian Nuclear Program)" in the presence of the College Commandant, Brigadier Azzam Al-rawahnah , and the directing staff in the college.
Dr. Touqan said, "Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission was established in early 2008, in implementation of the national strategy for nuclear energy, with the aim of transferring peaceful uses of nuclear energy and radiation technology to the Kingdom and developing its use for electricity generation, water desalination, and other nuclear fields and applications."
Toukan indicated that the Jordanian nuclear program consists of three main axes: a project to establish a nuclear power plant to produce electricity and desalinate water using nuclear reactors, and a project to exploit the natural nuclear resources in Jordan, especially uranium, in addition to building and developing capabilities and qualified Jordanian human cadres.
Toukan pointed out that the Jordanian research nuclear reactor has a fundamental role in building, rehabilitating and training new generations of researchers, scientists and nuclear engineers, and it is used to produce medical and industrial radioactive isotopes that are used for local consumption and to supply international pharmaceutical companies. Medical, health, agricultural, industrial and nuclear services in Jordan.
Toukan stressed that Jordan was one of the first countries to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968, out of its belief in what this treaty constitutes as a fundamental pillar of international peace and security, which is a cornerstone of the global system for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and disarmament, in addition to being the international reference for ensuring The right of the parties to obtain nuclear technology for the peaceful uses of atomic energy.
At the end of the lecture, an extensive discussion took place during which the guest lecturer answered the scholars questions and inquiries.