The Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR) is a 5
MWth multipurpose research reactor located on the campus of
Jordan University of Science and Technology in
Ar Ramtha
Ar-Ramtha ( ar, الرَّمثا, ar-Ramṯā), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha ( ar, الرُّمثا, ar-Rumṯā), is a city situated in the far northwest of Jordan near the Jordan–Syria border, border with Syria. It covers 40 k ...
city in northern
Jordan.
The reactor was inaugurated under the patronage of
King Abdullah II on 7 December 2016. The reactor is the first nuclear facility that was exported by
South Korean
Daewoo E&C
Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Hangul: 대우건설 Hanja: 大宇建設, ) is a Korean construction company founded and established in 1973, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The previous company name was Daewoo Construction Co, Ltd. Its ...
, and is Jordan's first nuclear reactor.
Description
The reactor will become the focal point for a Nuclear Science and Technology Center in the university which intends to serve Jordan by educating the upcoming generations of nuclear engineers and scientists in the country. The reactor and associated systems will be designed, constructed and operated to support; education and training in support of programs in nuclear engineering and nuclear reactor operations, forensic analysis, radioisotope production for medical and industrial applications, neutron beam applications including non-destructive examination and neutron science applications.
The research reactor was praised by a Korean nuclear safety official concerning the role of the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission in monitoring the reactor, which is being established at the
Jordan University of Science and Technology.
See also
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Nuclear energy in Jordan In December 2016, the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), in cooperation with a consortium headed by the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, inaugurated the 5 MW Jordan Research and Training Reactor. The facility is the first nuclear ...
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Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility
The Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility is a proposed national storage facility in Amman for Jordan's radioactive waste and nuclear materials.
The agreement between Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) and the US Department of Energy's (DoE's ...
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Nuclear power in Jordan
Nuclear research reactors
Science and technology in Jordan
Scientific organisations based in Jordan