AMMAN — The Jordan Atomic Energy
Commission along with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), concluded the advanced course workshop on
preparing trainers first responders in radiation to be emergencies, according to Ad-Dustour daily.
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At least 20 participants, representing 12 countries
from the Asia-Pacific region, attended the workshop.
Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy
Commission, said the technical cooperation with IAEA over the past few years
has reached an advanced level. He said IAEA has been supporting Jordan as a
regional training center for sharing well-established national nuclear
expertise.
He said IAEA also hopes to transfer Jordan’s leading
experience in the field of harnessing knowledge and nuclear technology, and its
applications, which had enhanced social and economic development in the region.
According to a commission statement on Saturday,
Toukan commended IAEA’s continued technical support during the past few years,
as well as its primary role in developing the necessary nuclear infrastructure
for the enhancement of the safe use of science and nuclear technology.
He said that it will abide to the highest standards
and requirements of security, safety, and radiation protection.
Menza Al-Assi, IAEA’s representative, commended the
technical team participating in organizing the workshop, and the technical team
that contributed to the success of the workshop, which she said is a great
model that can be used to train first responders around the world.
She pointed out that the emergency response section will
organize several specialized courses in the near future, in cooperation with
the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission in Arabic and English.
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