Regional counties approve regional landfill plan savings and bonds
The eight county region will run the landfill through the Lower Savannah Council of Governments with a management firm handling disposal costs based on tonnage. Aiken County sees about eight dollar per ton rise versus an estimated fifty dollars if acting alone, and bonds will fund cells, equipment, reserves, and legal costs while repaying about four hundred thirty thousand to cover planning costs.
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Shepherd
Eric Thompson
Lower Savannah
Thompson
Aiken County
Covington
SRS faces radioactive soil contamination and waste transport hurdles
Documents show up to 500000 cubic yards of radioactive soils at SRS contain cesium strontium uranium and plutonium. Half of transuranic waste cannot ship to WIPP due to TRAPACT II heat limits, risking $600 million in additional treatment or regulation changes. Magnox seeks HWCTR work and high level tank 19 cleanup, with global application claims and taxpayer cost cautions.
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SRS
Brent Daugherty
Westinghouse
Solid Waste Division
Carlsbad
Daugherty
Barnes
Magnox
HWCTR
Savannah River
Goose Creek Hanahan and North Charleston Declare Bird Sanctuaries
Goose Creek and Hanahan join North Charleston as bird sanctuaries though officials say the designation costs nothing and yields no grants or tours. City administrators emphasize protecting wildlife and local residents benefit from the status.
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Hanahan
Goose Creek
Yeamans Hall Road
North Charleston
State Natural Resources Department
Chamber of Commerce
Dennis Harmon
Marguerite Brown
Larry Cobb
Lobster Adoption Event At Aiken Chamber Fair
Kids enjoy jugglers face painters and karate demos by Andy Watford's group while Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs play. Lobster adoptions cost 125 with name selection and colors. Races open the day with later heats. T shirts sell for 12 and coozies for 2. Call Paula Moore or the chamber for details.
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Andy Watford
Maurice Williams
Zodiacs
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Paula Moore
SRS Plans 1000 Days of High Performance and Groundwater Cleanup
The plan aims to stretch expertise and adopt new technologies while coordinating with regulators. Officials announce a groundwater cleanup system for the F and H areas, the P and H Area Groundwater Treatment Units. The system can process 400 gallons per minute using nanofiltration and reverse osmosis, a first-of-its-kind demonstration in the United States. Operations are slated to begin this summer.
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F and H
P and H
SRS
United States
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William Shepherd
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Aiken
Charleston
Tromia
Abe
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