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

The Economic Times: AEC wants 10-year tax rebate for nuclear power plants beyond 2010
‘NEW DELHI: Nuclear power plants that come into operation after 2010 may still be able to enjoy ten-year tax holiday if a recommendation by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is accepted by the government. ’

Livemint.com: India to ink nuclear deal with Kazakhstan by month-end
‘“Kazakhstan has signed strategic agreements with Russia, China and Japan. A similar agreement will be signed with India during the Kazakhstan president’s visit (that starts on 23 January),” said Jairam Ramesh, minister of state for power and commerce.’

Hurriyet DailyNews: Int’l support to anti-nuclear movement
‘Turkish and international environmental organizations gathered in Mersin to protest the projected building of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.’

The Slovak Spectator: Nuclear reactor unplugged
‘IN THE MIDST of an intense debate over energy security in Europe, Slovakia has unplugged the second block of one of its nuclear power plants from the electricity grid and started its decommissioning, an obligation the country assumed when joining the European Union back in 2004.’

The London Times: Nuclear fears as danger plant is reopened in gas war with Russia
‘Fears were raised yesterday over a decision to restart a potentially dangerous decommissioned nuclear power plant in the centre of Europe because of a shortage of gas caused by Russia’s dispute with Ukraine.’

Inquirer.net: Reviving a nuke plant in a fragile world
‘TO help counter recession, the government is examining a range of productivity-enhancing measures. In this context, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) has engaged a Korean firm to study the feasibility of reviving the Bataan NuclearPower Plant (BNPP). Indeed, we must enhance our nation’s ability to foresee and respond to increasingly complex threats, and to plan for major, long-range contingencies.’

North County Times: OCEANSIDE: Steam generators arrive for San Onofre
‘A small fishing boat, headed out of Oceanside Harbor at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday encountered a sight odd enough for its skipper to call out: "You don't see something like that every day." By "that" he meant two ocean tugs muscling a heavily laden barge into the harbor channel. Sitting atop the barge, like a pair of gigantic, sideways milk bottles, were two 640-ton steam generators, vital components in what will be major surgery for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station located 15 miles up the coast.’