DOE cites SRNS poor management delaying TRU waste removal
Department of Energy accuses Savannah River Nuclear Solutions of poor management and delays in disposing legacy transuranic waste at SRS. In a Dec 1 letter SRNS is urged to meet the Sept 30 2012 disposal target of 4200 cubic meters, with DOE expressing reduced confidence in SRNS to achieve performance goals.
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Department of Energy
DOE
Savannah River
Jeff Allison
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
SRNS
Savannah River Operations Office
Doe-Sr
Allison
SANS
Garry Flowers
Washington Savannah River Co
SRS
TRU
Flowers
Gingerbread Man Decorating Contest Declared by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites entries to its gingerbread man decorating contest. Download entry form and rules from the newspaper site. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. December 16.
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Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Standard
Aiken County District Identifies Six Schools With Urgent Facility Needs
The Aiken County School District has named six schools as having the most critical facility needs. The Aiken Standard runs a community Advent calendar countdown with today’s ornament described as a hollow object that sounds a clear musical note.
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Aiken County
Deaths and Funerals 6A Highlights Aiken
Juanita T. Malloy Ralph B. McLawhon and Annie Whitmore are listed in Aiken death notices and funeral details for the region. The brief obituary section notes private services and family inquiries.
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Juanita T. Malloy
Aiken
Ralph B. McLawhon
Annie Whitmore
Crane to Consolidate Vending Ops at Dixie Narco Williston Plant
Crane Co. will move all North American vending operations to the Williston plant in a $20 million investment, creating 1,000 jobs over five to seven years after choosing Williston over St. Louis. Gov. Mark Sanford and Barnwell County officials praised the decision.
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Williston
Crane Co
Connecticut
North America
St. Louis
Crane
Eric Fast
Barnwell County
Mark Sanford
Marty Martin
Barnwell County Economic Development Commission
Dixie Narco
Sanford finds humor amid political woes amid Dixie Narco expansion
Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics probes and possible resignation rumors as he attends a Dixie Narco expansion ceremony. Pete Grady of the Barnwell County Economic Development Commission winks at the audience, praising Sanford’s economic work while Sanford jokes about his notoriety.
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Williston
S.C
Mark Sanford
State Ethics Commission
Sanford
Pete Grady
Barnwell County Economic Development Commission
Grady
One arrested one sought in murder in North Augusta
An 18 year old man faces murder charges in a North Augusta shooting tied to an armed robbery and a drug deal gone wrong. Robert L. Smith of Shannon Lane was arrested after authorities identified him as the man who led 35 year old Paul Lirley into a Crestlyn Drive backyard and shot him in the chest. Investigators say a tip helped locate Smith, who remains in custody as officers pursue additional drug and weapon charges.
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North Augusta
Robert L. Smith
Shannon Lane
Smith
Aiken County
Lirley
Aiken County Sherff
Richmond County
Downpour slows Banks Mill Road repair efforts
Atlantic Broadband workers pressed on with repairs on Banks Mill Road as heavy rain drenched the area. The damage stemmed from tree trimming activity rather than the weather, but workers faced the downpour Wednesday afternoon.
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Atlantic Broadband
Banks Mill Road
Showers soak Aiken County with heavy rain and winds
The National Weather Service in Columbia reports heavy rain and winds across Aiken County on Wednesday with highs near 63 degrees and rainfall totals surpassing 2.28 inches at Bush Field in Augusta by 6 15 p m. Aiken Public Safety monitored flood prone roads and checked water depth to decide on possible closures but no road closures were in place at press time. Police remained alert for severe weather as the day progressed.
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Aiken County
National Weather Service
Columbia
Bush Field
Augusta
Aiken
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