KUWAIT CITY, May 3, (KUNA): Establishing a GCC nuclear reactor for research is a “vital and strategic necessity” in order to improve industry and agriculture among other developmental domains, an official at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) said Monday.
Having the reactor is essential for setting up, training and rehabilitating national human resources, with its positive impacts on developing medical services in general, Vice Director General for Information at KISR Dr Nader Al-Awadhi told KUNA.
His remarks came on the sideline of a workshop held to discuss the establishment of a nuclear reactor for research and training in the gulf area.
The workshop, which kicked off Monday and will last till Tuesday, sees the participation of Gulf scientists and experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

This step by GCC — Gulf Cooperation Council — countries is “pioneering and civilized,” Al-Awadhi said, pointing out to many other similar projects jointly held between Kuwait and the IAEA at many levels; food security, environment and industry to name a few.
On his part, general coordinator of the workshop Dr Dhari Al-Ajmi said means to collect and analyze technical and security data is of the topics to be addressed in the workshop.
Al-Ajmi, also Director of Urban Development and Environment Management Department at KISR, said participants in the workshop would be outlined with latest techniques used in peaceful nuclear technology and its implementations in industry, environment, medicine, water and food.
This workshop is part of a series agreed upon by GCC General Secretariat and IAEA, he noted.