City crews adapt to heavy rain delaying paving in Aiken
Public works director Morris notes six week plus paving delay due to ongoing rainfall and contractor bottlenecks while pothole repairs proceed with special wet weather material. Drain cleanings and stormwater work continue as irrigation cuts resume and CVS on York Street reports brief entrance closure with cooperative road crews.
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AGY plant strike protest in Columbia over retiree benefits
About 100 union workers gathered in Columbia to protest labor practices at the AGY plant in Aiken. They oppose retiree benefit changes and retention bonuses totaling over 2.5 million for 41 employees. Union leaders call for talks while management cites loan-funded bonuses and aims to rebound without triggering a strike.
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Rocky Flats shipments push toward a final cleanup milestone
DOE Rocky Flats manager Gene Schmitt says moving remaining material to Savannah River Site clears Rocky Flats for final cleanup and wildlife refuge by 2006. DOE notes shipments to SRS are ahead of schedule with year end target, while a new pit mission may reuse plutonium stockpile at multiple sites.
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From Cold War Leftovers to Peaceful Nuclear Fuel
Spencer Abraham discusses converting surplus high enriched uranium from SRS into usable energy. More than 33 metric tons remained after the Cold War as excess to security needs, with 174 metric tons nationwide declared in 1994. Processed at SRS K and H Areas, refined, blended, and converted to oxide, the material will become fuel assemblies for TVA Browns Ferry. Shipments to TVA expected through 2007.
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United States
DOE
TVA
Srs K
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