The first Jordanian nuclear reactor to be operated in 2002

Jordan's minister of oil and mineral resources Wael Sabri has announced that Jordan will by the beginning of 2002 operate its first small reactor which will be dedicated for the purposes of scientific researches in peaceful areas.

In a statement issued on Sunday by the Jordanian daily al-Arab al-Youm Sabri added that the Jordanian ministry has started by the beginning of the year 2000 to building a nuclear research reactor in collaboration with the international agency for atomic energy in Shafa Badran area in the southern district of Amman and this reactor will be operational in the year 2002 to be the first nuclear research reactor in Jordan.

He added that the capacity of the reactor will be 27 Kilowatt and will be used by the Jordanian universities and specialized research centers.