OK, nuclear energy is all that - a kilogram of uranium can produce three million times more energy than a kilogram of coal ( in terms of joules ). The Kingdom of Jordan is finally starting construction of its first nuclear facilty with the help of South Korea. Jordan and South Korea have signed a $70 million loan agreement to finance the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor. The state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. are expected to start building a 5-megawatt reactor Nov. 1 at the Jordan University for Science and Technology near the northern city of Irbid. Fine, King Abdullah wants Jordan to be independent of foreign resources ( and even told Israel to mind its own business on the matter ), but where we gonna put all the radioactive waste ? Voila - the Monju reactor in Japan. Monju is a "breeder" reactor. This prototype reactor - whose name is Japanese for wisdom - uses plutonium fuel instead of conventional uranium and is configured to produced fissile matter that can be reused as fuel, hence the term 'breeder'. So no worries on the waste... oh, but wait - plutonium - that can be weaponized. Some folks say no to all things nuclear and here's the movie to make that point - Countdown to Zero - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQG4oA66uzI
"There are many reactors in the world and a lot more coming, so [the Israelis must] go mind their own business”-King Abdullah
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