| 22 October 2010 |
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| NEW NUCLEAR: Latest Qinshan unit goes commercial |
| Qinshan Phase II unit 3 has become China's 13th nuclear unit to enter commercial operation, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. |
| NUCLEAR POLICIES: Nuclear material transport accord signed |
| Russia, Ukraine and Slovakia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the transportation of nuclear materials between Russia and Slovakia via Ukraine. The agreement enables the continued shipment of Russian fuel through Ukraine to Slovakia's power reactors. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: Washington office for Tenex US subsidiary |
| Tenam, a fully owned subsidiary of Russian fuel cycle supplier Techsnabexport (Tenex), has opened an office in Washington DC to support, expand and supplement Tenex's business in the USA. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: French waste agency wins case of champagne |
| A French administrative court has rejected a plea by CIVC - a champagne trade association - to prevent the national radioactive waste management agency Andra from continuing to store and dispose of low-level radioactive waste at its facility in Soulaines in France's Champagne-Ardenne region. |