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

Daily Nation: Uranium ‘too hot to handle’
‘Uranium seized by police in Nairobi is to be flown out of the country after tests showed that its radioactivity exceeded limits which could be handled locally.’

Thaindian News: Shortage of nuclear fuel hits Indian nuclear power plants
‘India’s nuclear power plants have been working at about half their capacity due to shortage of nuclear fuel despite the efforts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) to tap indigenous uranium deposits. The power plants are facing shortage of uranium supply due to the slow process of opening up of new uranium mines.’

Taipei Times: Aboriginal protesters call for minister’s resignation
‘Over 300 protesters from the Aboriginal community yesterday threw eggs at the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) building yesterday, demanding the resignation of CIP Minister Chang Jen-hsiang for “betraying her own people” by disregarding tribespeople’s land and hunting rights. The council denied the accusations and stressed it had always striven to preserve the rights of the community. According to the Alliance to Safeguard the Aboriginal Basic Law, the council failed to protect two Aboriginal villages in Pingtung and Taitung County when Chang allegedly agreed to let the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) dump hazardous nuclear waste in the community.’

The Independent: Nuclear power station owners 'allowed leaks'
‘Nuclear power station operators unlawfully allowed radioactive waste to seep from a decontamination unit for 14 years, Chelmsford Crown Court has heard.’

Reuters: Japan nuclear plant operations
‘Chubu Electric Power Co manually shut its 1,267 megawatt Hamaoka No. 5 nuclear generator on Dec. 30 for an unplanned inspection, three days after restarting it. The company still has not given a timetable for the unit's restart.’