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

The Seattle Times: Wash. sues feds over Hanford cleanup
‘Washington state is suing the federal government to seek a faster cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation, after nearly 18 months of negotiations failed to bring the two sides to an agreement.’

Energy Business Review: Areva to supply MOX fuel assemblies to KEPCO's Takahama power plant
‘Areva, a provider of technological solutions for nuclear power generation and electricity transmission, has signed a contract to supply 32 mixed oxide fuel assemblies for units 3 and 4 of the Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama power plant in the Fukui prefecture of Japan.’

Reuters: Areva to delay Canada uranium mine project
‘French nuclear power group Areva said on Tuesday it and partners Denison-Mines and OURD had decided to delay a mining project in Canada because of the recent drop in uranium prices’

The Manila Times: Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
‘After a two-decade wait, a bill that aims to boost the development of renewable sources of energy is about to become law. All that the proposed Renewable Energy Act needs is the signature of President Arroyo.’

AP: UN nuclear agency chief critical of US
‘The chief U.N. nuclear inspector has urged caution against prematurely judging Syria's atomic program by reminding diplomats about false U.S. claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, comments released Tuesday show.’

Augusta Chronicle: Nuclear fuel reprocessing strikes out
‘The push for new nuclear reactors became a top-tier issue in the presidential race. Yet one aspect of the debate has received little attention, though it provides an interesting insight into competing visions for America's energy future: reprocessing spent nuclear fuel.’