Already, a series of pro-nuclear commitments is in progress. In Jordan, in early April, King Abdullah II said in an interview with Agence France Presse that Jordan needs “to secure the transfer and establishment of nuclear energy technology as an alternative to importing oil for generating electricity and water desalination.” Jordan imports 95% of its energy, and is one of the 10 most water-impoverished nations in the world. It hopes to have a nuclear plant operating by 2015. According to the nation’s Natural Resources Authority, Jordan has “tens of thousands of tons” of uranium reserves, which could be used to power nuclear plants.

On April 15, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the IAEA, said after talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, that the IAEA “is ready to help Jordan take advantage of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.”