Jordan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to suspend its nuclear activities pending completion of a feasibility study that lawmakers hope will provide an accurate picture of the project’s finances. It had been hoped that the nuclear power program would be the answer to the kingdom’s energy needs, but the widespread belief that the information supplied by those in charge is inaccurate and questions about the motives and behavior of officials soured many on the nuclear effort. A parliamentary report challenged official estimates of Jordan’s atomic energy infrastructure including the cost of the reactor that was pegged at $5 million. The report said that when ancillary costs are included, the price tag more than triples. At the same time, controversy surrounds the chief of the nuclear commission (http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=35252 [1] Jordan had high hopes for nuclear energy to be the answer to its present need to import virtually all of its energy needs at escalating prices.