Reuters: Khmelnitsky completion agreement 'soon'
‘A Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of work on two partially built nuclear reactors at Ukraine's Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant will soon be ready for signature, according to Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.’

New York Times: Spanish Candidate Hopes to Break Logjam at Nuclear Energy Agency
‘MADRID — Even as Iran and North Korea continue to pursue their nuclear programs, the replacement of Mohamed ElBaradei as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has turned into a global political fight with no end in sight.’

Philly.com: Leaks found in 2 pipes at NJ nuclear plant
‘LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Officials say there's no danger to the public even though radioactive tritium has contaminated four monitoring wells at the nation's oldest nuclear power plant.’

Business Week: Air France exec to chair Areva supervisory board
‘Areva SA has appointed Air France-KLM chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta to chair its supervisory board, the French state-owned nuclear engineering firm said Thursday.’

Press Trust of India: Committed to implement Indo-US civilian nuke deal: Obama admn
‘The Obama administration said it looks forward to India to bring its IAEA Safeguards Agreement into force, filing its declaration of facilities pursuant to the safeguards agreement, publicly announcing reactor park sites for US companies and enacting global standards of liability protection.’

Petroleum World: Areva seeks to block Siemens-Rosatom nuclear deal
‘French nuclear power group Areva said Thursday it had filed a request for arbitration to try to stop Germany's Siemens creating a rival venture with Russian group Rosatom.’

The Daily NK: China: Nuclear Test Might Not Happen
‘China yesterday spurned claims that North Korea might carry out a second nuclear test following the imposition of U.N. Security Council sanctions, saying that “It is mere conjecture.”’