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Revealed: Inside Jordan’s first nuclear research reactor via The National

The National visits the Jordan Research and Training Reactor, which produces radioactive isotopes for industrial applications. The walls inside the cavernous main hall of the Jordan Research and Training Reactor are painted yellow, but the water filling the 10-metre-deep pool … Continue reading

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Jordan set to declare international tenders for nuclear plant via The National

International tenders for the planning phase of Jordan’s proposed nuclear power plant will be announced this month, according to Russia’s nuclear energy company. The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation signed an agreement last week for … Continue reading

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Rosatom set to build Jordan’s first nuclear power plant via PennEnergy

Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation is set to build Jordan’s first nuclear power station, according to a release from the Russian government. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a draft agreement for the construction and maintenance of the new … Continue reading

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Jordan Picks Rosatom to Provide First Nuclear Plant via Nuclear Street

On Monday, Jordan announced that Russia’s Rosatom will build and operate a 1,000 megawatt reactor near Amman. Jordan has deliberated plans for a nuclear plant since 2007, according to the World Nuclear Association, at various times considering reactors from Korea … Continue reading

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Report: Jordan to build first nuclear research reactor via The Jerusalem Post

Commission chief: Project to build capabilities, prepare for constructing future nuclear power plants. Jordan’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for the desert kingdom to develop its first nuclear research reactor as a mechanism for meeting the country’s … Continue reading

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Jordan urges Diet to ratify nuclear pact via The Japan Times Online

Jordan has warned Japan that if the Diet fails to ratify a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation accord by yearend, a Japan-France consortium will miss out on the chance to win a lucrative contract to build the country’s first nuclear power … Continue reading

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Jordan to pick preferred bidder soon for nuclear plant: AECL president via Platts

Banff, Calgary (Platts)–26Sep2011/816 am EDT/1216 GMT Jordan is due to announce a preferred bidder in October to construct the first nuclear power plant in the Middle Eastern country, a top official of Atomic Energy Canada Limited said. “[Jordan Atomic Energy … Continue reading

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Vendors submit financial proposals to Jordan via World Nuclear News

16 August 2011 The three reactor suppliers shortlisted in May 2010 to construct Jordan’s first nuclear power plant have now submitted their financial proposals for the project to the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. The deadline for the financial bids was … Continue reading

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