organization:jordan atomic energy commission

Le projet nucléaire jordanien abandonné, ou du moins reconfiguré à la baisse sans certitude que la nouvelle solution sera plus réaliste financièrement.
Auteurs: Ali Ahmad is director of the Energy Policy and Security in the Middle East Programme at the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. M. V. Ramana is the Simons Chair for Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia in Canada and author of “The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India” (Penguin Books, 2012).
HTRs will not help establish nuclear power in Jordan | Jordan Times
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Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), Khaled Toukan, has announced that the organisation is in “serious and advanced” talks with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to build a 220 megawatt High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTR) in the Kingdom. Viewed in light of earlier announcements by JAEC and its failure to realise any of its proposed plans since 2007, this pronouncement suggests that the Kingdom is downsizing its nuclear plans in a desperate bid to keep alive the possibility of building a nuclear plant in the country. But this effort is as misguided as prior ones and the best option is to stop investing any more effort, or money, into developing nuclear power.

Perhaps the most important earlier announcement worth recalling is from three years ago, when, amid much fanfare, Jordan signed an inter-governmental agreement with Russia to build two 1,000-megawatt reactors, at a total cost of $10 billion. The two reactors were “expected to be operational by 2022”. Reports suggested that Russia was to finance 50.1 per cent of the project and Jordan would find financing for the other half. But Jordan struggled to come up with its share.

Although there has been no official announcement to that effect, the project is likely dead. This is presumably why there is now talk of a smaller reactor.

#énergie #nucléaire #jordanie #électricité

IAEA commends Jordan’s studies on planned nuclear plant | The Jordan Times
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Le choix du site de la centrale approuvé à l’avance par la commission de l’IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has commended the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission’s (JAEC) assessment studies of the Kingdom’s planned nuclear plant.

In a letter sent last week, the IAEA recommended that Jordan be considered a case model in conducting assessment studies for locations of nuclear plants.

The letter came following a visit of a delegation from the IAEA-affiliated International Seismic Safety Centre to the Kingdom.

According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the IAEA also recommended that countries wishing to build nuclear reactors make use of Jordanian expertise in the field.

The agency cited the high safety requirements set by JAEC when selecting the location of the nuclear plant, Petra said.

Jordan followed the IAEA’s safety regulations to the letter, the agency said, requesting JAEC’s permission to promote its experience in selecting nuclear plant locations to other countries, according to Petra.

IAEA delegates are scheduled to visit Jordan in April to further assess the studies conducted on the proposed site for Jordan’s planned nuclear plant, Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) President Majd Hawari said earlier this month.

IAEA experts will train JNRC personnel on conducting the environmental impact assessment required for the nuclear project.

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#nucléaire
#énergie

Social security fund mulls investment in nuclear project | The Jordan Times
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The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) has proposed to the Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) to invest in the nuclear programme, an official at the fund has said.
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The official, who preferred to remain unnamed, said that the SSIF is interested in renewable energy schemes to increase its investments in the Kingdom’s energy sector.

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#nucléaire
#énergie
#électricité

Dernière ligne droite pour le choix d’un site pour une centrale #nucléaire en #Jordanie ?
Energy officials narrowing in on reactor site | The Jordan Times
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Energy officials are closing in on the site for Jordan’s first nuclear reactor, as Amman moves closer to selecting a reactor vendor.

According to Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan, energy officials are set to complete a site selection study by the end of this month.

Tractabel, the Belgian engineering consultancy that is assisting the commission with the site selection process, is narrowing in on one of six different locations, including previously announced potential sites in #Aqaba and #Mafraq.

Amman extends search for nuclear plant partner | Jordan Times
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Les Jordaniens à la recherche d’une formule miracle pour financer la moitié de leur programme nucléaire. Le PPP appliqué au nucléaire. Bon courage ! Il faut mettre entre 2,5 et 5 Mds de dollars sur la table. Si GDF a cette trésorerie, où la prendront-ils, à votre avis ? Dans notre poche, I guess !

Amidst increased interest among international energy utilities in Jordan’s nuclear programme, energy officials are extending their search for a strategic investor to help build the country’s first nuclear reactor.

Energy officials have pushed back proposal deadlines to February to field further expressions of interest from international operators, according to Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Vice Chairman Kamal Araj.

While financing remains a challenge for the Kingdom’s nuclear ambitions, the stalling of several programmes across the world due to safety concerns in the aftermath of the Fukushima incident earlier this year has made the nuclear industry a “buyer’s market”, according to the JAEC.

“There is increased competition among vendors and utilities, and for countries pursuing peaceful nuclear energy such as Jordan, this is a positive development,” Araj said.

The Kingdom’s nuclear programme has attracted the interest of several major utilities, including French energy giant GDF Suez, China’s Datang International Power Generation Co., Russian Rosatom Corp. and Japanese Kansai Electric Power, according to the commission.

Under the JAEC’s proposal, the strategic investor would alleviate Jordan’s financial burden by providing up to half of the funding for the nuclear reactor, expected to be built by the end of the decade, with the government retaining a 26 to 51 per cent equity share in the power plant.

Kingdom delays selection of reactor vendor | Jordan Times
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Eh oui, c’est très coûteux de construire des centrales nucléaires...

But according to Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan, officials are extending the review period for the tenders to select a vendor to build the Kingdom’s first nuclear power plant, a 1,100 megawatt reactor in Balama, southwest of Mafraq, to the first quarter of 2012.

Although energy officials declined to elaborate on the reasons behind the delay, informed sources believe the additional time is designed to provide an opportunity to take a closer look at various financing models.

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#nucléaire