DOE seeks disposal path for 13 tons surplus plutonium at SRS
The Department of Energy announces a plan to modify an environmental impact study and hold public scoping meetings, assessing options to dispose of 13 tons of surplus plutonium at the Savannah River Site. Proposals include vitrification in glass, canistered waste, MOX fuel feed, and disposal at WIPP, with TVA reactor considerations and facility changes at PuP PDCF and H Canyon.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
DOE
Federal Register
North Augusta Municipal Center
MOX
Woks
SRS
Sion
PDCF
Pup
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WIPP
New Mexico
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Pup — Doe
I-Area
K-Area
H-Canyon
Work pause persists at F-area TRU handling after plutonium incident
An unnamed Savannah River Site worker suffered a puncture wound near the right index finger that became contaminated with plutonium and americium during legacy transuranic waste sorting in F-area. Operations remain halted as safety reviews proceed, with SRNS and Savannah River National Laboratory testing glove materials and PPE effectiveness. H-Canyon resumed under scrutiny, while a broader management review of F-Canyon TRU remediation is planned. The worker's full injury extent and radiological impact are not yet released.
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Savannah River
Srs
Savannah River National Lab
SRNS
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
DNFSB
Savannah River National Laboratory
H-Canyon
SANS
Will Callicot
Northrop Grumman bags $1.8M MOX subcontract at Savannah River
Northrop Grumman's Newport News Industrial won a 42 week $1.8 million subcontract from Shaw Areva MOX Services to design and fabricate equipment improving chemical distribution for the MOX facility at DOE Savannah River Site. Newport News Industrial also holds a $9.5 million melter vessel contract and will work under Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
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Northrop Grumman Corp
Savannah River
Shaw Areva Mox Services
Northrop
Department of Energy
DOE
Savannah River Site
NNI
Doug Stitzel
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Newport News Industrial
Police Blotter Reports Multiple Thefts Across Aiken County
Stolen air conditioning units worth over 1000 dollars from vacant residences on Plunkett Avenue. A motorized shopping cart valued at 2500 dollars stolen from Food Lion on Silver Bluff Road. Lawn mower work trailer and later gear stolen from Westo Road and Oak Meadow Lane in Aiken. Gunfire reported near Cushman Road Langley with two witnesses noting a long gun and multiple shots. GPS stolen from a 2003 GMC Yukon at Boettjer Road Beech Island. satellite radio stolen from Byron Road. purse and items taken from unlocked vehicle on Riverbend Drive Beech Island. Tools taken from Jefferson Davis Highway Beech Island. Clay ton Road Ridge Spring residence fire under arson investigation. Pinkett Avenue burglary with 100 DVDs and other items missing. Copper tubing theft from a building site on Bristol Pass. Further details limited by scattered reports.
Heat wave keeps Aiken County in high temps with little rain
The National Weather Service warns of mid 90s to 100 degree heat through Sunday with heat indices reaching 102 to 105. Meteorologist Dan Miller says humidity reduces cooling and heat advisories may be issued. Rain chances stay near zero to 30 percent. drought concerns rise as water use climbs in Aiken.
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Aiken County
National Weather Service
Dan Miller
Miller
South Carolina
Department of Natural Resources
al Moore
Aiken City
Larry Morris
National Weather Service Cooperative Weather
Aiken
Moore
Columbia
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Plunkett Avenue
Fox Haven Drive
Silver Bluff Road
Westo Road
Oak Meadow Lane
Boettjer Road
Beech Island
Byron Road
Riverbend Drive
Jefferson Davis Highway
Clayton Road
Ridge Spring
Pinkett Avenue
Bristol Pass
Amy Banton
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Porky Bradberry
Anota
Whiskey Road
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