SRS anniversary honors workers and leaders at River Walk
Savannah River Site marks 50 years with remarks from Energy Secretary Bill Richardson and Senator Lindsey Graham. Mayors of Aiken North Augusta and Augusta praise employees and community sacrifice that aided Cold War efforts and nuclear missions. A fireworks finale capped the outdoor ceremony.
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Aiken
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Bob Young
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Washington
Department of Energy
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Dunbarton
Ellenton
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Richardson
Secretary of Energy
SRS
Nancy Thurmond
Florida
Clinton
White House
Congress
Scott Webster
Greg Rudy
Rep
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Teller speaker shares secrets of first atomic bomb project
Dr. Harold Agnew, a key figure in the Manhattan effort, spoke at the Edward Teller Lecture Series in Augusta. He traced the project from Columbia to Chicago to Los Alamos, recalled the Nagasaki mission, and argued against claims the bomb was unnecessary, noting wartime atrocities and German delays in nuclear progress.
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Pacific Islands
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America
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Edward Teller
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Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Agnew
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Columbia University
Chicago
University of Chicago
Enrico Fermi
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Germany
Otto Hahn
Fritz Strassman
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Albert Einstein
Leo Szilard
Eugene Wigner
Los Alamos
Japan
Los
Britain
Energy Secretary Plans In-Depth Atomic Age History Project
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced an indepth study of the atomic age to educate the public about the Cold War era. The project titled Glenn T Seaborg Fellowship in Nuclear History will offer a year in Washington with DOE staff and aims for broad scholarly outreach.
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Bill Richardson
Washington, D.C
DOE
Savannah River Site marks 50th anniversary celebration
The Savannah River Site celebrated 50 years with about 500 employees gathering in the cafeteria for a breakfast event. Guests included Georgia Governor Roy Barnes and South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges, with remarks from DOE officials on the site's Cold War role and environmental legacy.
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Roy Barnes
America
South Carolina
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State of South Carolina
Savannah River Site
John Gordon
DOE
National Nuclear Security Administration
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