First Glass Unit Finished At Clemson
The United States proudest transportable vitrification system for converting radioactive and hazardous wastes into glass is completed at Clemson University and ready to ship to Tennessee. The five part unit weighs 150 tons and will be moved by fifteen flatbed trucks to Oak Ridge and Savannah River Site for processing, then sent to Yucca Mountain for permanent storage.
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Clemson
Clemson University
Tennessee
Department of Energy
John Harden
Savannah River
Aiken
Oak Ridge
Energy Department
Department
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
SRS
Yucca Mountain
Nev
David Bennett
Harden
Body Piercing Waste Found On Oceanfront
Hazardous medical waste tied to body piercing shops surfaced near Myrtle Beach Ocean Boulevard close to the Pavilion. Ilya Erwin of Blondie’s beachwear cautions about unsafe practices at area studios while authorities weigh potential health risks from bloody gauze and swabs.
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Associated Press
Myrtle Beach
Oceanfront
DHEC
Ilya Erwin
Blondie
Beachwear
Ocean Boulevard
Myrtle Beach Pavilion
South Carolina Ranks Ninth in Hospital Mergers 1995
Columbia South Carolina placed ninth nationally for hospital mergers and sales in 1995 with 16 community hospitals merging or joining ventures. The Public Citizen Health Research Group noted eight states higher, seven South Carolina hospitals converted to for profit, including Providence Hospital and MUSC. Sidney Wolfe cautioned about the trillion dollar market and uncertain health care impact.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Public Citizen Health Research Group
Cerns
California
Providence Hospital
Medical University of South Carolina
Hartsville
Florence
Lake City
Spartanburg
Sidney M. Wolfe
Health Research Group
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