Jordanian lower house delegation visits nuclear research project

Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Atef Tarawneh said Jordan's nuclear research reactor project at the Jordan University of Science and Technology near Irbid is a national project that serves the scientific, research, training, agricultural and health sectors.
During a visit to the project accompanied by a parliamentary delegation and Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Khaled Toukan, he said the project does not pose any environmental threat and adequate safety measures were in place.
Such a project, Tarawneh said, helps to enhance national capabilities and well as infrastructure in the nuclear field.
Toukan said the project is a base that could be built on in terms of science and technology as it will be used for training and research purposes.