Ammon News - AMMON - A new study suggesting proposed alternative sites to build a nuclear reactor in Jordan has been concluded, an official said.

Head of Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission Khaled Touqan said in a parliamentary session on Sunday that the Commission studied three different suggested sites to build the nuclear reactor, emphasizing that El Muwaqqar, in eastern Jordan, will not be considered.

In response to a question posed by a member of Parliament, Touqan said that all three sites have been considered in the study.

Touqan noted that any suggested site has to be 40-50 kilometers away from any populated area as a stipulation to build the reactor, denying that Al Muwaqqar has been considered among the suggested sites.

MP Thamer al Fayez - who directed the question about the nuclear reactor to the government - reiterated in statements during the parliamentary session that a nuclear reactor would need large quantities of water, which is not available in Al Muwaqqar.