Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Federal officials say two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Va., were automatically taken off line by safety systems around the time of the earthquake. The Dominion-operated power plant is being run off of four emergency diesel generators, which are supplying power for critical safety equipment. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman […]
Fri, Aug 19, 2011
Apparently, according to Cole County Circuit Court Daniel Green, the way ahead envisioned in Proposition C is illegal, leaving in doubt the future of commercially developed solar power in Missouri. I did not like Proposition C, the initiative approved strongly in 2008 by voters who, I thought, acted with a poor understanding of alternative energy […]
Mon, Aug 15, 2011
Editor, the Tribune: The assumption that older nuclear power plants and an alleged lack of oversight are creating unsafe and unreliable power (“Aging nukes,” Aug. 7) is simply untrue. Nuclear power plants are rigorously licensed and inspected by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an independent agency recognized globally as the best nuclear energy regulator in the world. It […]
Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Two hundred million dollars. That’s how much City Utilities might have to pay to meet new EPA regulations in the next few years, according to CU staff. The potential regulatory cost overshadowed a discussion of CU’s proposed $528.8 million 2012 budget Tuesday as the board wrestled with how to limit the impact on CU customers. […]
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
Ameren officials are promoting the prospect of $250 million in federal subsidies as a reason lawmakers should endorse a proposal for a new nuclear power plant in Callaway County at a special session in September, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports. So far, the St. Louis-based utility and its supporters have been unable to persuade Gov. […]
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
COLUMBIA – Nuclear energy research – what many consider a hot topic, generated a cool $1.15 million for the University of Missouri. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday, MU is one of 31 universities and colleges across the country to receive an award. The DOE announced up to $39 million in grants would support […]
