Parkways transform downtown Aiken with new look
Aiken residents notice changes to downtown parkways aimed at curbing stormwater erosion and pollutant runoff into Hitchcock Woods. The upgrades include wooden bridges with copper post caps spanning deeper dips that collect rainwater, shaping a refreshed landscape.
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Parker to Play for Tourists in Series Against GreenJackets
Former Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker appears for the Asheville Tourists in a series against the Augusta GreenJackets. The matchup features Parker facing off against club rivals with both teams aiming for wins.
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Campers donate labor on four Aiken home repairs
South Carolina Salkehatchie Summer Service crews from St. John’s United Methodist Church work 7 a.m. to sundown on four Timberlane Road homes in Aiken County aiding residents in need. Teens aged 16 to 21 from Chesterfield and Florence, guided by Debra Rood and adult supervisors, tackle walls, floors, wiring, plumbing, and a stage of sewer challenges while hopeful for a Friday finish.
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MOX funding questioned by House energy subcommittee
A House Energy and Water Development subcommittee urged the National Nuclear Security Administration to prove the MOX project at the Savannah River Site is not an expensive and wasteful program. With a $4.8 million facility and a 2012 appropriation bill, concerns focus on slipping schedules rising costs and a lack of potential customers for MOX fuel, amid choices between new construction or upgrading existing facilities.
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Japan cleanup will take years says CNTA speaker
CNTA speaker Lake Barrett, a former NRC official, told an Up & Atom breakfast that Fukushima Dai-ichi will require decades and tens of billions of dollars for recovery. He said the situation is not a public health catastrophe, but the plant remains in a catastrophic state after the tsunami crippled cooling.
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