Duke Energy expands MOX fuel use in US reactors
Duke Energy said MOX fuel derived from surplus weapons plutonium is now used in 35 European reactors and will be introduced in small quantities at McGuire or Catawba reactors beginning in 2005. The program aims for later regulatory approval for broader use around 2008 and faces strong opposition from anti nuclear groups and Greenpeace.
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Duke Energy
McGuire
Catawba
Steve Nesbit
Nesbit
MOE
Duke
NRC
Louis Zeller
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Zeller
Middle East
MOX
Europe
High Seas
Tom Clements
Greenpeace International
Department of Energy
Rose Cummings
Augusta Family Y praised for serving community
Augusta residents praise The Family Y at Wilson Center for its wide range of programs from nursery care for infants to youth activities. Branch director Winn Crenshaw notes scholarships for those in need and a diverse 14,000-member membership. The center operates two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, gymnastic center and basketball court with programs for all ages.
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Augusta
Katrina Hintze
Wilson Center
Hintze
Ily
Winn Crenshaw
Family Y
Crenshaw
Church leader backs Family Y for Aiken area
Aiken residents express strong support for bringing a YMCA to the Northside as a community facility. Members outline needs for swimming, soccer, volleyball, and tournaments while noting site size and funding estimates. Calls to volunteer or learn more are issued.
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Aiken
McConnell
Zimmerman
Augusta
YMCA
Fulmer finalist named for South Carolina Teacher of the Year
Jason Fulmer of Ansley is among seven finalists named by a six member panel for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year. He wins a $25,000 prize and a BMW use if chosen, with other finalists receiving $10,000 each.
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Columbia
Fulmer
Kychaun Murray
Redcliffe
Teresa Pope
Ansley
Jason
Julie Lovell
Horry County
Lynn Wilson
Oconee County
Jerry Robertson
Pickens County
Randolph Brooks
Richland
S.C. Center For Teaching Recruitment
Area 2
Andy Reeves
Books N Things and Attic Treasures hold sale rush
Bea Peyser of Books N Things reports strong interest in shelving from the old Dil lard store with a mob scene expected as doors open at 8am. Cece Reynolds of Attic Treasures notes auction ready tables with Christmas decorations electronics and books priced at 8.50 for pocket editions and 1 for others.
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Dillard
Books ‘N Things
Bea Peyser
Peyser
Attic Treasures
Cece Reynolds
Firestone Ford tires linked to 271 deaths and grand jury probe
Federal investigators focus on tires sold as original equipment on the Ford Explorer after determining tread failure at high speeds. A grand jury subpoena seeks sworn statements from Bridgestone Firestone and Ford officials amid ongoing investigations. An ex-employee testified workers were forced to bond steel belts with adhesive to combat adhesion loss.
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Miquelon
Bridgestone
Firestone
Ford
Grand Jury
Alan Hogan
Wilson
N.C
Rowe Brogdon
Hogan
Brogdon
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Dan McConnell
Northside
A Y
United Way
Hinesville
Stephen Scott
Scott
Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Eldridge
Aiken County Public School System
USC Aiken
LASIK
Medicare
Pia
R. Lee Graf
Aiken Technical College
One Stop Career Center
Ewest
Workforce Investment Act
WIA
ATC
Ashley J. Little
Fine Food & Drink
GMC Pge
Call Plunkett Heating and Air Conditioning
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