Ground broken on MOX facility at SRS marks new nuclear age
The MOX project at Savannah River Site breaks ground for the $345 million Waste Solidification Building. Ken Chacey of NNSA calls it a huge step for America as waste from MOX and pit disassembly will be processed and shipped to disposal sites. Rep. Paul calls the WSB a cornerstone toward energy independence. The WSB will package transuranic waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and low level waste for on site or off site disposal, occupying nine acres near the MOX site in F Area.
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Ken Chacey
National Nuclear Security Administration
America
WSB
Paul
New Mexico
MOX
F Area
Mike Gellatly
Bill Clark
NNSA
Savannah River
Paul Broun
Doug Dearolph
MNSA
Jack Sependa
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC
Jeff Allison
DOE
Tom Cantey
USCA honors MLK Jr remembrance as Obama era looms
At USC Aiken a MLK Day ceremony features the Voices of Praise choir and Sigma Tau step duo performing This Little Light of Mine. Rev Clifford Williams frames the event with themes of breaking silence and social justice ahead of Barack Obama’s inauguration.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Usc Aiken Faday
Voices of Praise Choir
Kenneth James
King
James
Norway
S.C
Aiken County
Sigma Tau Chapter
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Clifford Williams
Carey Hill Missionary Baptist Church
North Augusta
USCA
Aiken Technical College
Rob Novit
USC Aiken
Aiken Edgefield Residents Asked to Join Tourism Forum
The South Carolina tourism plan hosts a Wednesday forum in the Convocation Center VIP room at 5 p.m. City of Aiken official Glenn Parker invites hospitality workers and others in hotel restaurant golf equine and related fields to share input on boosting local tourism within the Scenic Savannah River Region.
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Aiken
Edgefield County
South Carolina
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Edgefield
Parker
Michael MacNulty
Tourism Development International
Ireland
New Carolina Tourism Cluster Committee
Savannah River
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
McCormick
Abbeville
Greenwood
Laurens
Hopelands Gardens
Aiken Polo Field
Aiken County Historical Museum
John Powell
City of
Area churches trade ministers for one Sunday
Aiken downtown churches swap pulpits for a single Sunday with ministers from First Baptist Second Baptist St Thaddeus Episcopal First Presbyterian and St Johns United Methodist preaching in each other’s pulpits. The exchange started in 1994. this year marks the 16th occurrence reflecting unity Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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Aiken
First Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Fred Andrea
St. John’s United Methodist
Douglas Slaughter
Second Baptist
First Baptist
Andrea
Mon Bond
First Presbyterian
David Cozad
Week of Prayer For Christian Unity
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Chuck Munns
River Nuclear Solutions LLC
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Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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