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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 2002

Page

6

Storms Bring Scattered Showers Across the Area

The Aiken Standard weather data show varying rainfall with Thursday totals from .39 inches at Savannah River Site to 28 inches at Rutland Drive. Forecasters expect scattered afternoon showers today and Saturday with highs in the lower 80s and a chance of rain around 70 to 60 percent, cooling by Sunday. A cold front moving through Tennessee and the Carolinas contributed to widespread thunder storms and downed trees and power lines in Mississippi Georgia and Louisiana.

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Plutonium facility reports decades of incidents and near misses

The article details 36 years of plutonium production at a Savannah River Site facility 1953 to 1989 and 1991 to 1997 incident records. It notes escapes of radioactive particles, misplacement of depleted uranium, missing classified documents, and about 50 worker arrests for crimes at the plant.

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SRS officials defend safety record amid incident scrutiny

DiSibio and McKibben push that many reported events are minor and security breaches remain rare at Savannah River Site. A 1999 plutonium exposure highlighted procedural upgrades. SRS will receive 34 metric tons of surplus weapons material in 18 months, with trained staff and ongoing incident learning.

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