Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 38

21-Sep-2009

Jordan

Jordan Surveys Proposed Site For First Nuclear Plant

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on 12 September awarded a group, led by the Belgium-based Tractebel Engineering Company and including Jordans Arab Consultants Bureau and Frances Bureau Veritas, a $12mn contract to carry out a two-year study of the proposed location for the kingdoms first nuclear plant, some 25km south of 'Aqaba. The study provides for specialized tests to assess...