| NEW NUCLEAR: ESP application for new Texan plant |
| Exelon has submitted an application to the US nuclear regulator for an early site permit (ESP) for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Victoria County, while withdrawing its application for a combined construction and operating licence (COL) for the plant. |
| CORPORATE: New Brunswick-Quebec energy deal off |
| The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec have pulled out of an agreement that would have seen Hydro-Quebec acquire most of NB Power's generation assets including the Point Lepreau nuclear power station. |
| REGULATION & SAFETY: Isotope producers under repair |
| Status updates from NRG and AECL explained the difficulties in conducting major repairs on the world's two biggest medical isotope production reactors. |
| CORPORATE: Japanese company buys Kalahari stake |
| Japanese trading house Itochu has agreed to acquire a 15% share of Kalahari Minerals plc, giving it an interest in the Rössing South uranium deposit in Namibia. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: Aliens eye up Australian waste site |
| It appears that it is not only Australia's federal government that is interested in a site in Northern Territory, proposed for a national radioactive waste repository. |
