| REGULATION & SAFETY: Contamination removal in Delhi scrap market |
| Clean-up has continued in the Indian market hit by contamination from lost cobalt-60 sources, almost six weeks after the incident came to light. |
| NUCLEAR POLICIES: Bulgaria bags additional decommissioning funds |
| The European Parliament has approved a European Commission proposal to extend its financial aid for the decommissioning of four shut-down reactors at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant until 2013. Meanwhile, neighbouring Serbia is said to be considering taking a stake in the proposed new plant at Belene. |
| REGULATION & SAFETY: Repairs progress at isotope reactors |
| Major repairs to the National Research Unit reactor at Chalk River in Canada and the High Flux Reactor in the Netherlands are progressing well, according to the latest updates from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) and NRG. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: No surprises from UK coalition |
| Full details of the UK coalition government's policy program have been released but there were no surprises for the nuclear power industry. One new element is the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition's support for an increase in EU emission cuts targets to 30% by 2020. |