State to defend MOX dispute with DOE over fines
South Carolina will sue the federal Department of Energy for unpaid fines tied to the Savannah River Site MOX facility. Gov. Nikki Haley asked Attorney General Alan Wilson to pursue litigation after a plan to collect 1 million dollars daily for missed milestones was raised. The 2003 agreement required DOE to remove or process 34 metric tons of weapons plutonium at SRS.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
Attorney General
Nikki Haley
Alan Wilson
SRS
Tion
Hayley Thrift
Wilson
Energy
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DOE
Thrift
MOX
Russia
Barack Obama
Area Deaths in Aiken Reported for Melton Johnson Brown
Deaths and Funerals notice from Aiken reports the passing of Donald Gene Melton Sr., Lt. Col. Bobby Dwight Johnson, and William Stewart Brown. Service details and memorial arrangements are listed in the obituary notices.
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Donald Gene Melton Sr
Aiken
Bobby Dwight Johnson
William Stewart Brown
Hitchcock Woods staff discuss urban forest management
Hitchcock Woods Foundation officials briefed about 2,100 acres of urban forest in Aiken during Birds & Butterflies. Executive Director Christine Rolka and Woods Superintendent Bennett Tucker outlined a long term plan including selective thinning and prescribed burns to promote healthy trees and wildlife habitat. Dr. Harry Shealy offered remarks on the foundation governance and care for Hitchcock Woods.
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Aiken
Christine Rolka
Bennett Tucker
Harry Shealy
Hitchcock Woods Foundation Board of Trustees
Rolka
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Standard
Tucker
Birds & Butterflies
Woods
Reflection Honors Slain Officer Sandy Rogers Four Years On
Family and friends in Aiken remember Master Cpl. Sandy Rogers four years after her Jan 28 2012 death. Rogers a 27 year veteran of the Aiken Department of Public Safety was shot by Joshua Tremaine Jones. Relatives recall her as life of the party and destined to be a police officer.
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Sandy Rogers
Cpl
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Joshua Tremaine Jones
Sandy
Virginia
Jenny” Johnson
Johnson
Jimmie Rogers
Rogers
Jack Rogers
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