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Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC
Information Bureau
jordaninfo@aol.com
202-265-1606
www.jordanembassyus.org
March 6, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jordan and the United States
Sign Contract for Nuclear and Radioactive Material
Central Storage Facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jordan and The United States signed a
contract last week for the building and construction of
a modern national Central Storage Facility (CSF) for
radioactive waste at the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
in Amman.
The agreement between the Jordan Atomic Energy
Commission (JAEC) and the Department of Energy's Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory (PNL) was signed in
Washington by Dr. Ned Xoubi, Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Commissioner at JAEC, and Mr. Daniel Rutherford,
contract Manager at PNL. Under this contract agreement,
the U.S. Department of Energy will provide the Jordanian
energy commission with $370,000.00 for the building and
construction of the advanced storage facility (CSF)
The project, which is expected to be completed later
this year, will comprise approximately four thousands
square feet of storage facility that will, in turn, host
Jordan's radioactive waste and nuclear sources in a safe
and secure environment for the next five decades. All
radioactive waste will be managed, stored and monitored
in strict accordance with the best international
standards and the International Atomic and Energy Agency
(IAEA) guidelines.
Commenting on the agreement, Prince Zeid Ra’ad, Jordan’s
Ambassador to the United States stressed that
identifying, consolidating, and securing radioactive
sources in a “safe, secure environment is in the best
interest of both Jordan and the United States.”
“We look forward to further cooperation between our two
countries to continue to bring more equipment, training,
and upgrades to the storage facility in Amman,” said
Prince Zeid.
The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is the
governmental body entrusted with the development and
execution of the Jordanian nuclear power program, as
well as the implementation of Jordan’s national nuclear
strategy. The national strategy aims to transform
Jordan, which imports more than 95% of its energy, into
a net electricity exporter by developing a civilian
nuclear power production capacity in accordance with
IAEA safeguards and international standards.
For More Information Contact Merissa Khurma at
202-265-1606
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