DOE delays SMR grant beneficiary decision in $226 million push
The Department of Energy has missed its target to name the beneficiary of a $226 million grant for small modular reactors, saying the review process must be thorough. NuScale and Holtec hope to build SMRs in South Carolina with the grant guiding licensing and funding, as Savannah River Site plans to expand its nuclear capabilities.
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Department of Energy
Niketa Kumar
DOE
Friends of the Earth
South Carolina
NuScale
Holtec
Katherine Fuchs
Savannah River National Laboratory
Applied Research and Development Laboratory
Savannah River
SRS
Energy.gov
Energy Department
Kumar
Aiken marks Constitution Week with bells and stories
Aiken residents rang bells at 4 p m on a Tuesday to honor the 226th signing of the U S Constitution from 1787. The Henry Middleton Chapter DAR and the Aiken County Historical Museum hosted events with a skit featuring James Madison and John Rutledge, readings from the Constitution, and performances by the Aiken Singers.
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Aiken
Henry Middleton
National Daughters of the American Revolution
Aiken County
James Madison
John Rutledge
South Carolina
Elliott Levy
Levy
Madison
Viewing of a Nation docudrama at Aiken museum
A docudrama titled A More Perfect Union America Becomes A Nation will be shown Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Aiken County Historical Museum 433 Newberry St S W in the Constitution Week program Justice summarizes the long Constitutional Convention noting delegates were clear on one thing during the tense period.
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America
Aiken County Historical Museum
Newberry St. S.W
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Justice
Most Important Part of the Constitution, Aiken Voices
Aiken residents share views on which constitutional section matters most. Debbie Lindburg cites the Preamble for framing the document while Charlie Brown highlights the First and Second Amendments for free speech and gun rights. Debbie Rosenbloom and Gail Britton of the Daughters of the American Revolution favor freedom and call for broader teaching of constitutional freedoms in schools.
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Aiken
Debbie Rosenbloom
Gail Britton
U.S
Rising Sun, Not Setting, Declares Franklin at Signing
In the constitutional signing moment, Benjamin Franklin remarks on the sun behind the president, expressing relief that the sun is rising rather than setting. A painting of a sunrise appeared on the back of George Washington’s chair as the scene unfolds.
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Scammers target local businesses in Aiken fraud spree
Aiken Public Safety investigates several fraud cases where callers posing as SCE&G employees pressured four restaurants on York Street Richland Avenue and Pine Log Road to pay large sums. They urged buying Green Dot cards and sending about 990 dollars. Businesses verified scams with SCE&G. no arrests. SCE&G warns true payments go to offices or online, not prepaid cards. Call 1-800-251-7234 with doubts or to report.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Sce&g
Aiken
York Street
Richland Avenue
Pine Log Road
Walgreen’s
Jake Mahoney
Aiken Public Safety
South Carolina
Molly Morris
SCEKG
Morris
Sce&G’s
Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant Planned
The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival beauty pageant will be held Saturday October 19 at the Ridge Spring Civic Center with showtimes at 10 am and 3 pm. Contestants age birth to 20 may enter. Applications are due Wednesday October 9. For details call 803-637-5383 or 803-275-3241.
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Ridge Spring
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Aiken Standard
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Georgia Southern University
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U.S. Constitution
Jack Riddle
Debbie Lindburg
Charlie Brown
Brown
Mark Levin
Teddy Kulmala
Williston
Clemson University
Miss Harvest Festival
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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