Nuclear programme a strategic option for Jordan — Toukan

By Petra - Feb 05,2014 - Last updated at Feb 05,2014

AMMAN — Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan on Wednesday underlined that Jordan’s peaceful nuclear programme is a strategic option for the future of the country and that available uranium quantities are economically feasible to support the venture.

During a meeting with the Central Badia Jbour tribe at JAEC headquarters, he added that the difficult situation the Kingdom is going through prompted the government to resort to the nuclear option to generate electricity and diversify its energy resources.

Toukan stressed that the third generation reactors are very safe, under which the nuclear waste is processed according to international standards.

Former senator Ghazi Jbour said the meeting was fruitful, as it acquainted the delegation with new information they were unaware of.

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