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S. Korean consortium wins deal to build research reactor for Jordan


SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean consortium led by the state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) signed a formal contract Tuesday with Jordan to build the Middle Eastern country's first nuclear research reactor by 2015, the government said.

The deal for the 5 megawatt Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR) marks the first time that South Korea has secured an export order to build a complete atomic research facility, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said.