Jordan considers nuclear power - UPI.com AMMAN, Jordan, April 30 (UPI) -- The Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission said it was considering two offers to build a nuclear reactor in the kingdom. The commission said it was reviewing bids by Russian nuclear company Atomstroyexport and a French-Japanese consortium known as ATMEA. While there remains significant work yet to be done with respect the project, JAEC is proud of the progress made thus far, which marks a significant milestone for ... Jordan in its pursuit of a safe, secure, reliable and economically competitive energy source," JAEC Chairman Khaled Touqan was quoted by Jordan's news agency Petra as saying. JAEC said that Jordan faces a "tremendous" energy supply challenge, which convinced the Jordanian government to investigate the potential of nuclear power. An early April attack on a natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt disrupted gas supplies to Israel and Jordan for the 14th time since the Egyptian revolution in early 2011.