CAB to Revisit Spent Fuel Storage at SRS Meeting
The Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board plans to renew its stance against additional shipments of spent nuclear fuel for interim storage at SRS. The group previously opposed temporary storage in July 2013 and will revisit the position at next week's meeting.
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Citizens Advisory Board
CAB
Srs
Yucca Mountain
CAB weighs SRS waste storage and WIPP restart at July meeting
Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board sets July 27 1 PM to 5 PM and July 28 8:30 AM to 4 PM at New Ellenton Community Center to vote on SRS spent fuel storage and press for a concrete WIPP restart timetable. Board aims for realistic reopening plan and high priority safety operations at Carlsbad New Mexico. Derrek Asberry reports for the Aiken Standard.
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Savannah River Site
Citizens Advisory Board
CAB
New Ellenton Community Center
Pine Hill Ave
New Ellenton
Environmental Management
Waste Isolation
WIPP
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Drought hits hay needs at Aiken Equine Rescue Center
Drought in Aiken County pushes the rescue to buy more hay as pastures brown. Donor declines and rising costs threaten care for horses including several recent arrivals from Barnwell County. Volunteers appeal for good quality hay and financial gifts via PayPal or the rescue’s site.
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Dede Biles
Jim Rhodes
Aiken Equine Rescue
Aiken Equine Rescue Center
Aiken County
Rhodes
Equine Rescue of Aiken
Aikenequinerescue.org
Glenwood Drive
Traffic fatalities rise in 2015 across South Carolina
Statewide traffic deaths through July 23 total 504, up from 428 in 2014, with 345 of the victims wearing seat belts and 172 not beltless. In Aiken County 16 fatalities, up from 12 last year, amid ongoing TargetZERO enforcement and cautions against DUI and speeding.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol
S.C. Highway Patrol
Aiken
Highway Patrol
Cpl
Judd Jones
Aiken Standard
Jones
Targetzero
Fourth of July traffic study notes SC fatalities
A Highway Patrol press release reports five traffic fatalities in South Carolina during the Fourth of July weekend, none in Aiken County. Two victims used seat belts, two did not, and one was a pedestrian. Officials urge continued seat belt use and TargetZERO programs during the summer deadly days. Will Whaley reports for the Aiken Standard.
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South Carolina
S.C. Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
Jones
Targetzero
The
S.C. Highway Patrol
Scdps.gov
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