School District weighs City partnership in Project Jackson
Board members consider economic impact and incentives in a public private collaboration with the city. Supporters cite checks and balances and job growth from companies like BridgeStone Tognum America MTA Kimberly Clark while critics warn of risks and missing pieces. Senior writer Rob Novit notes varied reactions at a muted School Board meeting.
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Liner
Jones
Todd Glover
Mike Stake
Glover
Bridgestone
Tognum America
MTA
Kimberly- Clark
Bill Burkhalter
Financial Advisors
Burkhalter
Smith
Project Jackson
Jet Beckum
City of North Augusta
Yucca Mountain Seen As Suitably Located For Nuclear Waste
Sen Lindsey Graham defend Yucca Mountain as the right site for storing nuclear waste with initial shipments from Savannah River Site. Aiken County official Chuck Smith calls the ruling a step forward but the dispute continues. Opponents like Friends of the Earth challenge NRC approval and timing.
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Graham
Savannah River
South Carolina
Aiken County
SRS
Chuck Smith
Criticism of Yucca Mountain project spending by critics
The piece cites Tom Clements of Friends for a national conversation on nuclear waste site selection and notes the commission found 11 million dollars insufficient to process the application. It mentions Amy Banton as the county beat reporter for the Aiken Standard.
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Tom Clements
Friends
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Amy Banton
The
Aiken Standard
Rustburg
Randolph Macon Woman's College
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