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Preconstruction talks under way - JAEC
AMMAN - Preconstruction consultations on Jordan's first nuclear reactor got under way on Sunday, the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) announced.The commission and the National Electric Power Company held a "kick-off meeting", presided over by JAEC Chairman Khaled Toukan, with Australian firm WorleyParsons, the consultant for the preconstruction preparations for the country's first nuclear reactor.
In their first meeting since signing an agreement last month, JAEC and the consultant firm formed a steering committee to review the technical, legal and financial issues pertaining to the construction of the plant, slated to be a Generation III reactor with a potential of generating around 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
In addition, joint subcommittees were formed to develop human resources within the Kingdom.
Depending on financing, JAEC and WorleyParsons may select the technology for two nuclear reactors to be built and developed in parallel, Toukan previously told The Jordan Times.
According to the JAEC chairman, the commission has narrowed its choice to five Generation III reactor types: A water-conscious reactor from French firm AREVA, the Canadian Enhanced Candu 6, South Korean Kepco's APR 1400 and two Russian Rosatom reactors.
Under a competitive process, WorleyParsons is expected to aid the commission in narrowing the field down to the final strategic partner to sign a contract by late 2012.
The Kingdom's peaceful nuclear programme aims to build up to four nuclear reactors with the potential to provide 60 per cent of the country's needs by 2035.
© Jordan Times 2009
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