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

Indybay: The San Onofre Nukes and the M Word
‘Last December we learned that critical safety systems at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Station were potentially threatened by a disabled battery--and had been for almost 5 years. Could this have lead to a meltdown at the plants?’

Gulfnews: UAE signs deal with Japan for peaceful nuclear power
‘The cooperation agreement was signed by Saif Sultan Al Aryani, the UAE Foreign Minister's undersecretary, and Takamori Yoshikawa, Japan's senior vice-minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.’

iStockAnalyst: Atomstroyexport Concludes to Place Extra Share Issuance, Rosatom Stake Grows to 89.31% - Source
‘The Russian contractor for building nuclear power plants abroad, ZAO Atomstroyexport, concluded to place extra stock issuance, and thus the stake of the state corporation Rosatom grew to 89.31%, a source in the nuclear sector told Interfax.’

Focus Information Agency: It is not true that units 5 and 6 were modernized with EU funds: NPP Kozloduy
‘Sofia. The claim that units 5 and 6 of NPP Kozloduy had been modernized with EU funds is categorically untrue, reads a statement of the management of the power plant in relation to the recent claims spread in the media over the last days.’

World Nuclear News: Transport plan puts Yucca back to 2020
‘Plans to transport used nuclear fuel to Yucca Mountain repository would not be enacted before 2020, according to a new filing by the US Department of Energy (DoE).’

Daily Yomiuri Online: Rivals vie for competitive edge
‘Toshiba Corp.'s expected deal to be the first Japanese firm to win a contract to build nuclear plants on its own in another country has put it decisively ahead of its rivals Hitachi, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in the U.S. nuclear power market.’