Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:

Reuters: EDF to repair hydrogen pipes at Cruas nuclear plant
‘EDF said on Tuesday it would comply within the next three months with the French nuclear safety authority's order to improve the piping of explosive liquids at the southern nuclear plant of Cruas.’

Reuters: Iran aims for 2009 launch of nuclear plant
‘Iran is aiming to commission its first nuclear power plant in 2009 after years of delays, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.’

Washington Post: Report on Nuclear Security Urges Prompt Global Action
‘When armed men attacked South Africa's most closely guarded nuclear facility a year ago, they penetrated the detection systems at the perimeter, cut through an electrified fence and broke into the emergency control center, shooting one worker there in the chest before escaping.’

Nautilus Institute: Neo-Cons in Pyongyang
‘Leonid Petrov, Research Associate at the Australian National University, writes, "As for North Korea's erratic behaviour in rejecting the nuclear sampling and verification process, again it is the conservative mood that dominates today's Pyongyang… Every time when Washington reneged on its promises given at the Six Party Talks it would undermine the power of the liberal group in Pyongyang”’

The Guardian: Russia to build nuclear reactor for Chávez
‘Russia's deepening strategic partnership with Venezuela took a dramatic step forward today when it emerged that Moscow has agreed to build Venezuela's first ever nuclear reactor.’