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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 2005
Page
1
Norfolk Southern says first quarter costs tied to the Granitville derailment will total 30 to 40 million dollars. A spokesman declined to detail included expenses for the quarter ending January 31. Insurance expected to cover settlements from potential lawsuits and other claims. fines not included.
Aiken County faced days without power after an ice storm on Jan 25 26 2004 coating trees and lines with up to half an inch of ice. Gov. Sanford declared a state of emergency. More than 50 000 homes lost power with some without electricity for over a week. Aiken Electric Cooperative suffered widespread outages across roughly one third of its system. Garv
The report details costs in Aiken City and County from an ice storm with FEMA and state reimbursements. SCE&G and co op crews from across the state aided the response, with 40 000 man hours and 1 300 technicians. Seven days to restore power and school delays followed as icy branches caused outages and road hazards.
The Savannah River Site remains a candidate for a commercial power reactor that could boost regional tax revenue and jobs. Entergy Nuclear official Dan R. Reuter said a site decision on two reactor projects would come by September. NuStart Energy Development LLC leads a 10-provider consortium evaluating an AP1000 and a high temperature gas cooled reactor the KSBWR.
Local trains could return to Graniteville today but run at about 10 mph after track repairs and switch work. Crews finish rock spreading today as Norfolk Southern outlines ongoing slow orders and undetermined through traffic schedules, while local officials urge ongoing coordination.
A South Carolina House bill would treat cockfighting as a felony with up to a $5000 fine or five years in prison, aligning penalties with dogfighting. House Speaker David Wilkins backs the measure, noting decades of minor penalties failed to deter the underground sport amid a federal crackdown on an Aiken cockfighting ring.
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