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

Idaho Samizdat: NRC public meeting Dec 10 on Areva's Idaho plant
‘Areva's planned $2.4 billion uranium enrichment plant, to be built about 18 miles west of Idaho Falls as the crow flies, needs a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) before it can break ground. To that end, the agency is holding a public meeting in Idaho Falls on Wednesday, December 10th, to explain the licensing process.’

CJBK: Candu reactor could be bomb springboard: Greenpeace
‘One of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s flagship nuclear reactors can be misused by other countries to build atomic weapons, an environmental group warns in a new report.’

Tinicenter.com: Africa Focus: Toxic scandal in Somalia gave birth to new piracy
‘The escapades of Somali pirates made headlines last week. But the media has ignored the injustice behind the phenomenon, writes Simon Assaf. When the Asian tsunami of Christmas 2005 washed ashore on the east coast of Africa, it uncovered a great scandal. Tonnes of radioactive waste and toxic chemicals drifted onto the beaches after the giant wave dislodged them from the sea bed off Somalia.’

Newspost Online: Solar power as good as nuclear energy to run Martian colony in future
‘With growing concerns about the safety of a nuclear powered mission to Mars, a research team has suggested that solar energy may be a viable alternative, and would supply all the power a Martian colony would need.’

Haber27.com: Iran proposes joint nuclear consortium
‘Iran has proposed that a joint consortium to construct and develop light water reactor plants be established by Persian Gulf states’

Press TV: Iran builds reactors with native expertise
‘An official in the Iranian nuclear organization says the country has acquired necessary native knowledge for building nuclear reactors.’