Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 38

20-Sep-2010

JORDAN

Jordan-Japan Nuclear Agreement Speeds Up Reactor Bidding Process

Jordan has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement (NCA) with Japan, a development which helps pave the way for the planned construction of a commercial nuclear reactor as early as 2017. Jordan is keen to benefit from Japans longstanding expertise in nuclear technology, said Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khalid Tuqan, one of the signatories of the...