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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2012
Page
6
A former SRP patrolman from 1951 to 1984 and lab work, and a SRS employee from 1955 to 1993 in operations and lab, share memories. One anecdote recalls a gatehouse worker waking and joking about praying for the lieutenant.
Fred Winebeck came to Aiken from Fort Jackson to work as a carpenter for SRS. He served with SRS from 1977 to 2007 and recalls learning strong safety practices that he still follows today.
Doyle Peterson moved from Texas to Aiken and worked in a machine shop building tools for labs. He served as a project assistant with DuPont under contract to SRS from 1952 to 1984 and spoke of enjoying good colleagues and a stable, satisfying career.
Melvin Sires worked at the Savannah River Site from 1961 to 1988, advancing through the Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and DOE as a nuclear safety engineer and later assistant manager of operations. He notes early focus on plutonium and tritium production shifting to isotopes and environmental safety as the Cold War wound down.
David Winsor describes his 1952 to 1989 tenure at the Savannah River Site in instrument development and project department. He recalls early reactor work before safety rules and hard hats, calling the era a major learning experience for all involved.
The subject worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh and New Jersey from 1974 to 1980 supplying equipment to nuclear Navy vessels before moving into nuclear waste management. He later joined Westinghouse Savannah River Company from 1990 to 2007 and helped create nonproliferation jobs in Russia using DOE funds to employ Russian scientists and engineers to prevent working for undesired nations.
The piece discusses how Social Security affects women differently due to workforce gaps from caregiving and child rearing. It notes women often have fewer work years, lower benefits, and longer retirements, with lifespans extending into decades of potential retirement. It cites life expectancy data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Expert guidance urges early planning to secure comfortable retirement. Use the retirement estimator, socialsecurity.gov planners, and the booklet What Every Woman Should Know. Public affairs specialist Tony D. Williams notes the impact of life events on benefits.
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