Nuclear Research Opportunities in Jordan
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Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
JRTR Khalifeh AbuSaleem
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Nuclear Research Opportunities in Jordan
Dr. Khalifeh AbuSaleemCommissioner for Nuclear Research
NSDD Meeting, Jan. 27- 31, 2013Kuwait, January 29, 2013
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Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
JRTR Khalifeh AbuSaleem
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ENSDF
Kuwait, January, 2013
A=71 with Balraj Singh (NDS 112)A=249 Published (NDS 112)A=228 SubmittedA=250 in preparation
Bird’s Eye View of the Site
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
Khalifeh AbuSaleem
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JRTR
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KAERI-Daewoo Consortium
JRTR: In and Out of core facilities
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
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Main activities of the project
– The Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) has been submitted to JNRC on July 31, 2011. JNRC has thoroughly reviewed the PSAR and recently announced that there are no major concerns that jeopardize the safety of the reactor
– Construction of the Nuclear Research and Training Center (NRTC) has started in March 2011– Site excavation started in March 2012– The NRTC was attacked by a misinformed group of people on July 12, 2012– Metrological Tower has been put in operation in August 2012– Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) investigation has started in November 2012.
Expected to be concluded in February 2013– Construction Permit by the Jordanian Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) is expected by
March 2013 based on two Limited Work Authorizations (LWA) that have been issued (Feb. 2012 and Nov. 2012)
– An agreement with a Consortium of Consultant Services (NucAdvisor) has been signed in September 2013 to advise JAEC in the construction and operation of JRTR
– First Concrete work (Basemat concrete) is expected in early February 2013
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
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RTR will enable a large spectrum of activities governed in the following categorieS:
• Education and training;• Research and development;• Production of medical and industrial radioisotopes (Iodine, Iridium, Molybdenum,
…etc.)
• Since the agreement with the KAERI-Daweoo Consortium (KDC) to construct JRTRThe progress is estimated at 44%.• This progress can be categorized into three main activities:- Engineering Discipline where the achievement is around 84%- Procurement Discipline: 37%, and the - Construction Discipline: 21%
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Research Reactor UtilizationEducation & TrainingNeutron Activation Analysis
(NAA)Radioisotope ProductionNeutron RadiographySupporting power reactor
programmesNeutron ScatteringMaterial science investigationsFuel testing and qualificationNeutron transmutation doping
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Radioactive Isotope Production:(at the start our RIPF, equipped to produce):
• 192Ir: sealed source, 100 kCi/year, 4 kCi/batch, one batch biweekly
• 131I: open source, 2 kCi/year, 40 Ci/batch• 99Mo/99mTc: 1 kCi/year, 20 Ci/batch
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Planned neutron experimental setups
Fixed-Incident-Energy Triple-Axis Spectrometer Neutron Powder Diffractometer Triple-Axis Spectrometer Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Biological Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
Instrument (SANS)
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The Jordanian Subcritical Assembly (JSA)
– Completely assembled on site– Commissioning is underway.
Expected to be completed by April 2013.
– Provides for 9+ first principle nuclear experiments for nuclear engineering students
– Operation and staffing issues are under the auspices of Jordan University for Science and Technology (JUST)
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Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME)
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Basic layout of the Synchrotron
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