Russia withdraws from plutonium deal halting MOX project
Russia suspends the 2000 Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement, risking the MOX facility at Savannah River Site and U.S. plans to dispose of 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium. The move jeopardizes 68 metric tons total enough for about 17,000 warheads and follows Putin citing unfriendly actions by the United States.
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Savannah River
International Nuclear
US State Department
Vladimir Putin
South Carolina
Nah River
MOX
Russia
Aiken Mourns Passing of Wade Brodie
Wade Brodie 85, longtime chair of the Aiken Corp., died Monday. He led the private nonprofit from 1996 to last year and remained active in civic life, overseeing projects such as the Newberry Street Festival Center and URS Center for Performing Arts. Funeral arrangements are by Shellhouse Funeral Home.
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Wade Brodie
Aiken Corp
Brodie
Aiken
Wade
Area Deaths Notice from Aiken and Nearby Communities
Obituary brief lists deaths of Gail Odom Aiken Nellie Jane Hall Franklin Rosalyn Barton Amanda Bland Wade Brodie Andrew D Jackson Jr Wayman Holston in the Aiken area with funeral notices and related services. The column records multiple interments and services under the local Deaths and Funerals section.
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Rosalyn Barton
Aiken
Amanda Bland
Wade Brodie
Six Day Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy High 85
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high around 85 and a low near 61 over the next six days. Expect mild days with comfortable evenings and no significant precipitation noted.
Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Wins Carolinas Best Equestrian Attraction
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum in Hopelands Gardens was named Best Equestrian Attraction in the Carolinas for 2016 by The Official Best Of, marking a second such honor in five years. Coordinator Lisa Hall credited the City of Aiken department, advisory board, and volunteers for sustaining an engaging museum.
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Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
Hopelands Gardens
Hall of Fame and Museum
Carolinas
South Carolina
Hall of Fame and
Lisa Hall
City of Aiken
Burnettown officer hurt during arrest progress update
Burnettown police officer Cpl. Justin Goodwin, injured two weeks ago in an arrest attempt, remained in Augusta hospital ICU but was progressing well. Police Chief Jeff Key said Goodwin’s recovery would be long and slow with no timetable for release, thanking supporters.
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Augusta
Justin Goodwin
Jeff Key
Cpl. Goodwin
Key
Goodwin
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