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The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on June 11 announced scrapping a deal with Russia worth 10 billion$ for building Jordan’s first nuclear power plant as the Russians requested securing the necessary finance for the project via commercial loans.

“Jordan and Russia held a meeting last year to discuss means to move forward with the project and how to secure necessary finance for the plant,” JAEC said in a statement.

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