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

Associated Press: Poland aiming at own nuclear power by 2020
‘Poland's prime minister says the ongoing natural gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine is pushing his government to speed up plans to build nuclear power plants.’

UPI: [US] Energy secretary nominee supports clean coal, nuclear power
‘Chu has made statements supporting nuclear -- a stance he reiterated Tuesday. "The nuclear industry has to be part of our energy mix," Chu told senators. "It's 20 percent of our (total) electricity production today, but it's 70 percent of the carbon-free electricity we produce today." As a result, Chu said he would support the construction of new nuclear reactors.’

Reuters: Entergy Arkansas 2 reactor cut to 60 pct power
‘Entergy Corp's (ETR.N) 988-megawatt Unit 2 at the Arkansas Nuclear One power station in Arkansas dipped to 60 percent power by early Tuesday from full power early Monday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report.’

Power Engineering: Areva introduces BWR fuel to U.S. nuclear industry
‘Areva is introducing its advanced Atrium 10XM boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel to the U.S. commercial nuclear power industry. Exelon delivered and accepted the first U.S. lead test assemblies for operation beginning in early 2009 in the LaSalle Unit 2 reactor. ’

Haaretz: Israel denies Syria claim it left traces of uranium at nuclear site bombed by IAF
‘An Israeli official, who could not be identified by name, said Israel had replied to the IAEA since Jan. 1. "Our ambassador to the IAEA told them, in essence, that there was no possibility that the uranium found at the site could have originated with the Israel Air Force," the official said. ’

WSMV Nashville: Congress To Resubmit Nuclear Waste Ban
‘Wednesday, Congress will resubmit a bill to ban the United States from taking in nuclear waste from other countries.’

China View: Brazil to produce enriched uranium on industrial scale
‘Brazil will produce enriched uranium from next month in a factory in the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Nuclear Industries (INB) said Tuesday. Brazil will use technology developed by the Brazilian Marine Technology Center in Sao Paulo (CTMSP) and the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN) to produce enriched uranium, according to Samuel Fayad, a high-ranking official at INB.’

Reuters: Finland muclear plant delayed to mid-2012 –TVO
‘"The Areva-Siemens Consortium, the turn-key supplier of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit, has now confirmed TVO´s earlier estimation that the Olkiluoto 3 unit will not be completed until 2012," TVO said in a statement.’

The London Times: E.ON and RWE to build £10bn UK nuclear reactors
‘E.ON and RWE, Germany's two largest utilities companies, are set to announce the creation of a joint venture to build at least four nuclear reactors in the UK at a cost of at least £10 billion, The Times has learnt.’

World Nuclear News: Seoul sends nuclear team to North Korea
‘South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced that it will send a team of officials to North Korea to discuss the purchase of unused nuclear fuel rods at North Korea's Yongbyon facility.’

World Nuclear News: Dutch nuclear plant part of RWE deal
‘RWE's offer for Dutch utility Essent will see the formation of the fourth largest energy supplier in Europe and will also include Essent's half-ownership of the Netherlands' only operating nuclear power plant.’