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Ameren Missouri & Westinghouse passed over on federal funding for SMR research & production

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:23:23 +0000

Ameren Missouri and Westinghouse found out today they were not chosen to receive funding from the US Department of Energy for a project to build Small Modular Reactors at Ameren’s Callaway County plant in Fulton.

Newscast for October 29, 2012

Wendy Mader — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:18:59 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Senator Claire McCaskill's mother passes away
MU School of Professional Health Dean to step down at end of academic year
Some students question university police marijuana arrest policy
Ameren Missouri and Illinois send crew members to East Coast
Wrongful death lawsuit filed involving Bustamante case

Ameren Missouri and Illinois send crew members to East Coast

Andie Lowenstein — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:59:09 +0000

Ameren Missouri and Illinois are sending additional crew members today to the East Coast to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Family, Mo. utility settle over fatal blast

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:10:47 +0000

Survivors of an elderly Columbia couple who died in a natural gas explosion four years ago have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Ameren Missouri.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Boone County court officials were told of the settlement Monday, one day before the case was to go to trial.

The blast in March 2008 destroyed the home of 87-year-old Carl Sneed and his 85-year-old wife, Merna. Both were retired professors at the University of Missouri. Carl Sneed taught mechanical engineering; his wife taught home economics.

NRC freezes nuke licenses until waste issues are addressed

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:14:44 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has put a freeze on issuing licenses for new plants and 20-year renewals for existing ones following a ruling by a federal Appeals Court.

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled in June that the practice of allowing nuclear plants to store spent fuel rods on site doesn’t meet federal environmental standards. The decision in essence bars the awarding of any new licenses until the industry begins addressing the problem of storing nuclear waste.

Today’s decision delays action on 19 licenses, including a proposed license extensi

Ameren energy efficiency plan approved by PSC

Associated Press — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:27:05 +0000

Missouri utility regulators have given approval for what Ameren Missouri calls the most aggressive energy efficiency plan ever in the state.

Under the plan approved Wednesday by the Missouri Public Service Commission, Ameren will invest $147 million over three years in several programs that seek to reduce electricity use by 800 million megawatt-hours.

The plan was part of a negotiated settlement among Ameren, PSC staff, consumer advocates and environmental groups.

Nixon, UM president Wolfe to tout nuclear plan

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:43:17 +0000

Gov. Jay Nixon and University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe will join utility executives and business leaders at an event designed to boost support for building small modular nuclear reactors in the state.

The event Monday on the Columbia campus is billed as an economic development summit, while officials await word on a U.S. Department of Energy grant application.

Westinghouse Electric Co. and Ameren Missouri are competing for a share of the $452 million the energy department has set aside for the new technology.

Ameren Missouri presents energy efficiency plan

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:14:39 +0000

St. Louis-based Ameren Missouri presented details of its energy efficiency plan to the Missouri Public Service Commission on Monday. The proposal would cost around $145 million, which would result in the average home electric bill going up about $3 per month. Ameren officials say, though, the plan would result in long-term savings of nearly half a billion dollars. Kevin Gunn chairs the Public Service Commission, which heard the utility’s presentation in Jefferson City.

Ameren shareholders reject proposals dealing with environmental concerns

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:20:52 +0000

Ameren shareholders have voted against three proposals that sought to push the company to do more to address environmental risks from its coal-fired power plants.