Hollings and Graham clash over Westinghouse sale to BNFL and Morrison Knudsen
Senator Hollings raises national security and labor concerns about a foreign co-buyer BNFL joining Morrison Knudsen to purchase Westinghouse assets for about 1.2 billion. Representative Graham defends the deal citing DOE experience, while Hollings seeks details on pension, health, and job protections at the Savannah River Site.
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Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
D-S.c
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Westinghouse Electric Co
Hollings
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
United Kingdom
Westinghouse
Morrison Knudsen
BNFL
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Graham
CBS Corp
DOE
SRS
Braham
Congress
Senate revives TVA tritium plan in clash with South Carolina
The Senate revived TVA plan to finish the Bellefonte nuclear plant in Alabama to produce tritium for bombs, while South Carolina lawmakers push an alternative Savannah River Site linear accelerator. The defense bill language leaves final choice to Energy Department with potential conference changes.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
Senate
South Carolina
TVA
Energy
Jeff Sessions
R-Ala
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bellefonte
Thurmond
Sessions
House
Floyd Spence
National Security Committee
Energy Department
Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
D-S.c
Defense
William Cohen
Clinton
TWA
DOE
Congressional Budget Office
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Thurm
Laurens Street
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Carriage Hills Plantation
East Gate
Aiken
Ron Ming
Lake Greenwood
Sandy Beach