Jordan announces plans to build nuclear power plant by 2015

First of ell there are more efficient ways to extract energy than solar and wind power. The costs for a nuclear plant is not covered by todays modern ways and inventions. A nuclear plant means heated political arguments, and will not improve the political climate. By the way, there is an extreme risk that something goes indeed very wrong as far as mother earth is concerned. We know for a fact that there are hot spots in Jordan. Why not drill or use old drill hole in order to extract energy. We all know that the earth crust is on the move, not just in Jordan, and that will in it self increase the risk for a nuclear winter. That is why i have looked to the Internet, where science predicts an earthquake, 6,0 on the Richterscale in Jordan, in less than 50 years. According to my humble knowledge this nuclear plant ought to be stopped, simply because it won't carry it's on weight. What Jordan needs is water and electricity and that could easily be obtained by other means of extraction.

No need for Jordan to go to nuclear power - an emphasis on CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) will provide all the electricity the country needs, with desalination and clean water for air conditioning and agriculture. Carbon free, too, with unlimited supplies of source fuel, neither of which can be said of nuclear!

#13 Lynn May be it would be, once way to come together.It is hopfully in since greetings

this project is being done with Israel. A study done to help bring water to the Pals and their own desalination plant is part of this energy project. Israel has put 1 million into the study conducted with Jordan. Pals will benefit and so will Jordan.

Actually this is a good thing. Israel and Jordan have been looking over the plans for this for a year now. Israel invested 1 million into the study. It is hoped that the power from this plant will provide enough power to build a desalination plant for the Pals. Jordan and Israel, along with other countries are going to foot the bill.

I had no idea about that 2% of the world's uranium under the Jordanian desert - that's a fair resource there. Maybe once the plant is up and running they can use the power to run a desalination plant or 2, the region is going to need it very soon. They call desalinated water "electricity in a bottle".

Difference between joirdan getting the green light and iran in case you have lost perspective is that Iran is enriching uranium with over 3000 centrifuges, which will produce way more nuclear fuel for their reactors than they could ever need. perhaps they would be using the rest for "nuclear medicine"... naw... maybe nuclear weapons....//???? dont lump Jordan in the same basket as the mad mullahs in tehran, that country is about to implode

"Jordan is a signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, according to which the IAEA monitors nuclear projects for peaceful purposes in countries seeking to establish a nuclear reactor." Except if you're a perceived enemy of the USA and Israel, in which case the rules are bent so that you can't pursue ANY nuclear projects, peaceful or not.

I love the comments coming out of your mouths. Why don't you get out from under your temporary sanctuary in the U.S. and Europe and come over to our neighborhood, see what its like, saying goodbye to your kid or wife in the mornings - then talk. Or - stay where you are and waste your time posting your meaningless comments - instead of taking care of your own people.

wow, building a plant together sounds like an interesting idea!

I said nuclear power plant. Dimona is a nuclear reasearch station, it dose not have the ablity to produce power. As for what it really dose everyone knows that.

Israel gets the green light to build a nuclear plant? they already have, and they already have nuclear weapons. what are you talking about? Olmert even once came close to admitting it. Israel has never denied nor admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. Have you forgotten the name Mordechat Vanunu? The person who revealed Israel's secret Nuclear Weapon Programs and was imprisioned for 18 years...

David , Israel has two nuclear reactor .One is old and "leaking" at Dimona . It had this reactor since the late 50's and was a gift from FRANCE for Israel's participation in the 1956 Invasion of the Suez Canal. For you to say that Israel does not have nuclear (civil and military) is putting your head in the sand . Israel is a nuclear power , it already introduced the nuclear option to the middle east and will most likely be the first to use nuclear weapons . This is a serious danger to the whole area and worl peace......

Israel should do the same. We need the electricity and with Egypt and Jordan developing nuclear power we are subject to all the risk of nuclear accidents with none of the benefits. As for a nuclear deterrent; it is probably over rated as a regime like Iran may indeed be prepared to have half it's territory destroyed in order to attack Israel.

Israel should supply electricity to the Arab countries recognizing the state of Israel, The creation of a nuclear power plant in Jordan is not a good idea since the government is not stable, Peace treaty means full normalization and trade.

I would not support the idea of Israel being the first to have a nuclear power plant in the Middle East, but if other nations like Jordan are doing it as well. Then that Gives Israel the green light. --As a side thought maybe they should do it together. Build the plant on the Jordanian/Israeli border in the south and have it run by both nations. and split the power 50/50 That way everyone can be sure that nothing bad is going on.

Beside until 2015 Jordan will be Palestinians State