Tue, Mar 29, 2011
A new poll shows that Missourians still support nuclear power, even after the nuclear disaster in Japan. Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future, which supports legislation that would allow Ameren and other utilities to recoup from customers the cost of a site permit for a new nuclear plant in Callaway County, released a statewide survey Tuesday that demonstrates public […]
Mon, Mar 28, 2011
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima. First the accident, then the predictable allegations in the postmortem: The design was flawed. Inspections were inadequate. Lines of defense crumbled and reliable backups proved unreliable. Planners lacked the imagination or willpower to prepare for the very worst. There’s a way to break out of this pattern. Nuclear power plants […]
Mon, Mar 28, 2011
When the Missouri General Assembly convened in January, there was unanimous agreement that the top priority of the 2011 legislative session would be preserving and creating jobs. With Missouri families struggling through tremendous economic hardship, it was deemed absolutely critical for lawmakers to make strategic and targeted investments to foster economic growth in our state. […]
Sat, Mar 26, 2011
More than 10,000 people have died in the Japanese tsunami and the survivors are cold and hungry. But the media concentrate on nuclear radiation from which no-one has died – and is unlikely to. Nuclear radiation at very high levels is dangerous, but the scale of concern that it evokes is misplaced. Nuclear technology cures […]
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future (MBEF), Ameren Missouri and AREVA are seeking partners to help pave the way for new nuclear and renewable energy facilities in North America and around the world! Spend Wednesday evening networking with Ameren Missouri and AREVA executives and procurement managers. We’ve invited state and local elected officials to learn […]
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Following a massive earthquake earlier this month that rocked Japan and created tsunamis throughout the Pacific region, the Japanese government and international agencies announced a nuclear emergency after a cooling system malfunction at Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Plant, about 155 miles from Tokyo. A subsequent series of failures, malfunctions, and engineering challenges followed, causing ever […]
