Lawmakers weigh interim SRS waste storage in South Carolina
Mayor Cavanaugh advocates temporary glass storage at DWPF to avoid turning SC into a dumping ground, while Aiken County leaders demand a government commitment to processing waste. Ronnie Young argues against storage without processing and Murkowski notes Yucca Mountain as a potential interim site would require new federal law.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
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Nuclear waste plan fuels Senate hearing debates sites and routes
At a Senate hearing lawmakers argued over accepting and processing nuclear waste. Savannah and Hanford remain available government sites at opposite coasts, easing shipping. Murkowski vows a committee proposal by Memorial Day. Senator Bennett calls for a rail link via Groom Lake to Yucca Mountain and temporary storage to avoid double shipments. Ivan Selin says a temporary Yucca Mountain facility could open in five to six years.
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Murkowski
Sen
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D-La
Air Force
Groom Lake
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Providence Hospital Joins Columbia/HCA Venture
Providence Hospital in Columbia becomes part of a four hospital joint venture with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System. The deal preserves Catholic identities at Providence and three Northeast Ohio hospitals. Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Columbia/HCA chair, calls the venture an excellent model for future Catholic health care relations.
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Social Worker Wins Second Court Decision in DSS Fire Case
Betty Jo Williamson, Barnwell County social services worker, wins a second State Employee Grievance Committee ruling that she was illegally removed from her post. The decision orders her reinstatement with back pay and a cleansed record, though she does not wish to return to the Barnwell office.
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Betty Jo Williamson
DSS
J. Lewis Cramer
Columbia
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Barnwell
Mrs. Williamson
Sam Griswold
Griswold
David Beasley
State Social Services Agency
James Clark
Cromer
Williamson
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