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Business
8:17 am
Thu October 25, 2012

MU, Missouri S&T partner to research small modular nuclear reactors

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The University of Missouri and Missouri S&T entered a partnership with Westinghouse Electric Company to determine safety guidelines for small modular nuclear reactors.

This research supports a proposal from Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri that seeks $452 million in Department of Energy grants to build a small nuclear reactor near Fulton. The reactor could bring 400 jobs to mid-Missouri and would power 45,000 homes. Missouri has the potential to become a hub of small reactor manufacturing and distribution.

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Politics
4:45 pm
Mon July 23, 2012

Task force created to try to secure Westinghouse nuclear project funding

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Governor Jay Nixon speaks on the creation of a Local Government Task Force to aid Westinghouse Electric’s bid for federal funding from the DOE. July 23, 2012

Governor Jay Nixon announced today the creation of a Local Government Task Force to assist an effort to develop and manufacture small nuclear reactors.

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