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NEWS in brief
Cyber security principles for the water industry
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Arabia, and King Abdullah of Jordan. The total amount
of Saudi investment covered by the agreements reportedly
totals $3.5 billion.
Jordan is believed to have uranium reserves, and wants to
build a nuclear reactor to power the proposed Red Sea-
Dead Sea project, for which five consortia were shortlisted
in November 2016. The scheme proposes to pump
seawater 230 meters uphill, from the Red Sea’s Gulf of
Aqaba and the through the Arava Valley to the Dead Sea.
According to the United Nations High Commission
for Refugees (UNHCR), Jordan has received 657,000
registered refugees from the conflict in Syria as of 15
March 2017. The influx has put severe stress on the
country’s already scarce water resources.
Source: Desalination.biz
Water UK has produced a set of principles and
recommendations to help its members address the risks
posed to water and waste water servic es by cyber related
threats. In drawing this work together, the industry
engaged with stakeholders, government and regulators.
The fast pace of the risks from and understanding
of cyber threats means that the industry needs to be
constantly reviewing and revising its practices.
Jordan and Saudi join forces for atomic-fuelled
desalination
Saudi Arabia and Jordan have signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) for a feasibility study on two
nuclear reactors in Jordan, to generate electricity and for
desalination, reports Zawya.
The hyper-saline Dead Sea would receive brine from the proposed Red
Sea – Dead Sea desalination scheme
The MoU was one of 15 pacts, including draft
agreements and other contracts, signed between the two
countries following talks between King Salman of Saudi
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