Oversight Panel Says DWPF Ready for Startup at SRS
A federal safety board declared the Defense Waste Processing Facility at Savannah River Site ready to operate. Chairman John T. Conway noted extensive reviews by DOE and Westinghouse Savannah River Co. and anticipated start up with Hazel O Leary introducing the first radioactive waste. The plant will vitrify high level waste into glass and store canisters underground pending a federal repository.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
John T. Conway
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Aiken
Doe-Savannah River
Conway
DOE
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Safety Board
SRS
DWPF
O Leary Leads in Waste Glass Melters at SRS DWPF
O Leary has led vitrification efforts since 1975, with DWPF at SRS perfected at SRTC. Over 48 hours remote monitoring ensures precise sludge mixing and frit addition before heating sludge to 2100 degrees Fahrenheit. Ten foot canisters will hold the solidified glass. 36 million gallons of high level waste require 27 years of processing, at an annual cost of 200 million dollars and about 1,000 workers. The DWPF runs 24 hours a day with four shifts. construction began in 1983.
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SRTC
Allen Gen
Itski
SRS
Windsor Holds Special Town Meeting Tonight
Windsor voters will attend a special town meeting at 7 30 PM in Town Hall on Mount Beulah Road focusing on the April 2 election for two council seats and local recycling issues involving area businesses. For information contact Frank Mizell at 266 7474 or 648 4355.
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Windsor
Mount Beulah Road
Frank Mizell
Schools miss benchmarks list totals and requirements
The following schools did not meet all benchmark scores. The schools, number of benchmarks met, and number of benchmarks required are listed.
School Board To Draft Response To Education Act
The Aiken County School Board plans a 7 p.m. meeting at the Education Center on Edgefield Avenue to draft a response to the South Carolina Accountability Act of 1996. Teachers principals and administrators contributed to a joint outline last week ahead of a March 21 ATC discussion.
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Aiken County
Edgefield Avenue
Aiken Technical College
S.C. House Education and Public Works
ATC
Aiken District Bench Marks Track School Performance
The district faces penalties and possible firings for being labeled substandard as benchmarks set by 7 percent state pass rates and 95 percent target by 2001 for basic skills tests rise. National math and exit exam goals tighten with 90 percent passing in high schools and SAT ACT alignment. only public schools like South Aiken High met all first-year targets.
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Aiken County High School
South
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