Derrick Leads Efforts To Kill Nuclear Funds Amendment
Third District Congressman Butler Derrick blocked an amendment to a Defense spending bill that would have diverted nuclear production funds to environmental cleanup. The move would have ended Savannah River Site operations if enacted. Derrick warned he would kill the measure on the House Rules Committee and suggested it would likely pass had it reached the floor.
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Butler Derrick
Department of Defense
U.S
Les AuCoin
Savannah River
Derrick
Rep
House Rules Committee
DOE weighs HB-Line restart after safety board review
The Energy Department and Westinghouse contractor conducted independent 1991 safety studies ahead of HB-Line restart. A May 21 board letter urged delaying restart until all safety questions are solved, and another May 29 note pushed for renewed safety work and justification of postponements. NASA officials say enough plutonium-238 exists for Cassini, while talks continue on alternative fuels for future missions.
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Energy Department
Wests
Safety Board
Watkins
Westinghouse
DOE
NASA
Cassini
Dwayne Brown
Brown
Ate
Community aid groups plan mill closing outreach
UW reports that ACTS and Aiken County agencies will meet to map human service needs as mill closures approach. A brochure outlining emergency services job training counseling and care will be distributed countywide with Valley Outreach Interfaith Center among the recipients to assist families and former workers.
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Williams
ACTS
Sister Mary Shea
Aiken County
Valley Outreach Interfaith Center
Geneva Greene
Rainfall Expected to Aid Local Crops Across Georgia and South Carolina
Weather service notes night lows in the mid 60s and daytime highs near 80s in the Georgia South Carolina region. Rainfall, three inches below normal, should resume this week aiding corn at a critical water stage and recently planted soybeans while small grains near harvest may face brief delays. Replanting of cotton acres occurs due to earlier low temperatures.
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Georgia South Carolina
The
Weather Service
Terry Mathis
Clemson Extension Service
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