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Jordan announces uranium production

Jordan announces uranium production

The Jordan Uranium Mining Company has announced the production of 20 kg of yellowcake from 160 tonnes of uranium ore at a newly operational processing facility.

Uranium & Fuel 13 May 2022

Jordan declares uranium plant 'fully operational'

Jordan declares uranium plant 'fully operational'

Jordan has been operating a "pioneering" processing plant to recover yellowcake from uranium ores since the start of the year, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Commission has announced. Khaled Toukan's remarks were reported by state news agency Petra and shared by the Jordanian Uranium Mining Company, operator of the plant. JUMCO, which is the commercial arm of Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission, was established in 2013 to carry out radioactive elements exploration and development in Jordan.

Uranium & Fuel 27 July 2021

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NuScale SMR to be considered for use in Jordan

NuScale SMR to be considered for use in Jordan

A joint feasibility study on the deployment of NuScale's small modular reactor in Jordan will be carried out through a memorandum of understanding signed between NuScale Power and the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission.

New Nuclear 15 January 2019

Speech: A clear message on nuclear and climate change 

Speech: A clear message on nuclear and climate change 

The role nuclear power plays in the fight against climate change should be made “clear, accessible and palatable for all”, Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, president of Jordan's Royal Scientific Society, told the IAEA's Scientific Forum earlier this week.

Perspectives 21 September 2018

Middle East nuclear power to quadruple in ten years

Middle East nuclear power to quadruple in ten years

Nuclear electricity generation capacity in the Middle East is expected to increase from 3.6 gigawatts this year to 14.1 GWe by 2028 thanks to new construction start-ups and recent agreements between Middle Eastern countries and nuclear vendors, the US Energy Information Administration said yesterday. The United Arab Emirates will lead near-term growth by installing 5.4 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2020, it said.

Nuclear Policies 06 March 2018

Jordan to consider deployment of X-energy SMR

Jordan to consider deployment of X-energy SMR

Xe-100 cutaway - 48The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with X-energy to assess the US company's small modular reactor (SMR). They will look at the potential deployment of X-energy's Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled pebble bed modular reactor in Jordan.

New Nuclear 29 November 2017

Rolls-Royce to conduct SMR study for Jordan

Rolls-Royce to conduct SMR study for Jordan

Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Jordan Atomic Energy Commission to conduct a technical feasibility study for the construction of a Rolls-Royce small modular reactor in the Middle Eastern country. The signing took place at the British Embassy in Paris between Alan Woods, strategy and business development director at Rolls-Royce, and Kamal Araj, JAEC vice chairman.

New Nuclear 09 November 2017

IAEA missions see progress in Lithuania and Jordan

IAEA missions see progress in Lithuania and Jordan

Lithuania has established and maintains a robust and comprehensive physical security framework, a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded. A separate team has found that Jordan has significantly strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in recent years.

Regulation & Safety 23 October 2017

French research facilities to welcome Jordanians

French research facilities to welcome Jordanians

CEA-JAEC - May 2017 - 48Jordanian researchers will have access to the research reactors and ancillary facilities of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission following the recent signing of a partnership agreement with the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission.

Corporate 02 June 2017

Jordan inaugurates region's first synchrotron

Jordan inaugurates region's first synchrotron

SESAME_inauguration_(CERN)-48King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday officially opened the Middle East's first particle accelerator. Scientists from across the region will use the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) for advanced research projects.

Other News 17 May 2017