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

7th Space: DOE Cites Bechtel National Inc. for Price-Anderson Violations
‘Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) for nuclear safety violations at DOE’s Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. BNI is the contractor responsible for the design and construction of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington State. ’

Centre for Biological Diversity: Bush Administration Withdraws Rule Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining
‘In its latest last-minute attempt to roll back environmental regulations, the Bush administration today announced that it will finalize a new rule that eliminates a regulatory provision requiring the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw lands from mining when Congress determines that there is an emergency situation requiring immediate action. The new rule defies a June 25th emergency resolution by Congress requiring Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne to withdraw a million acres of federal lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from uranium mining.’

The Daily Telegraph: Rolls Royce and Balfour Beatty lead British involvement in new nuclear power stations
‘Areva and the two British companies said they would work closely with French energy producer EDF and E.ON, making the first new European Pressurized Reactors (EPRs) in the UK for 20 years.’

The Hindu: Nuclear business to top Medvedev agenda
‘NEW DELHI: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived here on Thursday with a pact on furthering nuclear cooperation capping the agenda.’

Associated Press: EdF to lead up to euro50B in nuclear plant investment
‘Electricite de France SA said Thursday it will invest up to euro50 billion with its partners over the next 12 years to build next-generation nuclear plants in Europe, the United States and China.’