Wed, Aug 22, 2012
OTTAWA — For the first time in 30 years, a preparatory federal licence has been issued for new nuclear reactors. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has formally issued a site-preparation licence allowing pre-construction activities for up to four proposed nuclear reactors on land adjacent to Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) existing four-reactor Darlington nuclear generation […]
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY — Electric bills are on the way down for some residents of western Missouri, thanks to a decline in fuel prices. The Missouri Public Service Commission has reduced the fuel adjustment charge for Kansas City Power & Light’s Greater Missouri Operations. Fuel adjustment clauses allow power companies to adjust rates for changes in […]
Tue, Aug 14, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri House leaders are planning to elect Republican Tim Jones of Eureka as the new House speaker in September when the chamber returns to the Capitol for the Legislature’s annual veto session. House Speaker Steve Tilley of Perryville resigned from the Legislature this week – five months before his term ends – to […]
Mon, Aug 13, 2012
COLUMBIA — Work started Monday on what will be the largest solar energy array in Missouri. When it is complete, the 3,500-panel solar array at the COLT Transload facility near Route B and Brown Station Road in northeast Columbia, will be rated for producing 1,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per hour. It is the second phase […]
Wed, Aug 8, 2012
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry, on August 8 responded to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) August 7 order stating that the regulators would not issue final reactor licenses or 20-year license renewals for existing plants until the agency addresses a recent court ruling on waste […]
Tue, Jul 31, 2012
Global production of nuclear energy is expected to grow significantly in future years, despite setbacks in Japan and Germany, as China and the United States eyes next-generation reactors. Worldwide nuclear electricity generating capacity is expected to increase between 44 percent and 99 percent by 2035, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for Economic […]
