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Today's top headlines: SC Ports president touts capabilities, future plans for booming Southeast Charleston developers working to increase affordable housing on Huger Street Contractor: Moncks Corner feedstore rebuild will pay homage to century of service SC lawmakers interested in exploring revival of failed VC Summer nuclear project Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office SAFE boat to enhance their abilities on the water Coroner identifies Charleston woman found unresponsive outside her house Colleton County student charged with having gun on school campus City investigating after historic building collapse in downtown Charleston Lowcountry nurses serve hospital hit by Hurricane Helene Dorchester Heritage Center to host ‘Wall That Heals' experience
James Krellenstein returns to deeper dive the lessons of Vogtle and VC Summer
WHY NUCLEAR POWER SUCKS! This breakthrough full-hour interview conducted by the legendary activist CAMILLA REES lays out—from bottom to top—why nuclear power has no role to play in saving our Earth from Global Boiling. With your host HARVEY WASSERMAN, Camilla runs us through the full array of atomic issues, from health and safety to the economic, engineering and ecological disarray that has doomed this industry. From the first Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss (the “bad guy” in “Oppenheimer”) promising energy “too cheap to meter”…. to the catastrophic $10 billion disaster at VC Summer, nuke power has been an unparalleled failure. While confronting our “Global Boiling” imperative to slash heat and carbon emissions, nuke power makes both significantly worse. On the other hand, 100% green SOLARTOPIAN energy keeps getting stronger, cheaper, more powerful, more job-creating, more unavoidable. Under Camilla's erudite questioning, Harvey lays out a comprehensive, irrefutable case for shutting all atomic reactors and moving straight to a 100% sustainable energy future based on wind, solar, batteries, efficiency and more. No nukes, everybody!
Courtney Tampas is a senior reactor operator (SRO) at Surry Power Station, a nuclear power plant outside Newport News, VA. In this episode of the YPE Podcast, host Sean McGhee talks with Courtney about her work as a nuclear risk analyst, the grueling training campaign to transition to operations, and the most rewarding parts of being an SRO. Show notes: 01:03 Courtney's background and how she got interested in nuclear power 03:46 What is probabilistic risk assessment (PRA); the process of constructing a PRA model 08:56 Reflecting on the VC Summer 2 & 3 effort, and eventual cancellation 12:46 Transitioning to a senior reactor operator (SRO) in training at Surry Power Station 21:09 A day in the life of a licensed SRO, and the biggest stresses that come with the job 26:55 The craziness surrounding planned plant outages 30:47 What excites and scares Courtney the most about the future of the nuclear industry? 33:52 Courtney's advice for other young professionals in energy Courtney's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-tampas/ More about Surry: https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/nuclear-facilities/surry-power-station
Debtwire reporter Caitlin Devitt looks at two charter schools in Arizona, American Leadership Academy and Odyssey. The former spent more than expected this year while the latter expects to see a small boost in funding next year. Caitlin also talks about Ohio-based Better Housing Foundation which filed for Chapter 11 protection for one of their housing portfolios. Debtwire's Patrick Ferguson discusses the latest on South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) with bids in to purchase the public utility as well as the settlement over assets at the defunct VC Summer nuclear project. Yong Lim, the Debtwire Municipals desk editor, is the moderator of the podcast. The Muni Lowdown is a weekly podcast recapping the previous week's significant news developments in the municipal bond market For comments or questions contact paul.greaves@acuris.com
For the past several years the issue that’s dominated the state legislature has been the future of Santee Cooper, the state-owned public power utility. Santee Cooper in effect produces electricity for over two million customers in the state. State lawmakers have been pondering what to do with the utility since the failure of the giant VC Summer nuclear project in the summer of 2017. Many have concerns about Santee Cooper’s Management, and the almost $7 Billion debt it's now carrying following VC Summer. The question is so large that last year the legislature passed a special joint resolution that laid-out just how it would go about making its' decision. It charged the state’s Department of Administration with securing bids from potential buyers or operators. After spending $15 Million on banking, legal and utility industry experts, DOA this week passed along the best three offers to be considered.
Dayne and Joseph sit down with the OG guest, SC Rep. Micah Caskey, to answer listener questions, ranging from topics of the Uber bill he authored, the teacher walk-out, the Panthers moving to SC, and more.Amber is away being recognized for being awesome.Follow Direct Examination on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Send questions or suggestions to directexaminationpodcast@gmail.com.Theme music by 630 Band. Contact us at DirectExaminationPodcast@gmail.com Dayne Phillips: https://sccriminallaws.com/ Amber Fulmer: https://www.mooretaylorlaw.com/ Joseph Bias: http://www.national-law.com/locations/columbia-sc/
S.C. State Rep. Micah Caskey (R, Springdale) discusses the VC Summer/SCANA situation, using social media as an attorney and a politician, and balancing a law practice and Congressional responsibilities. Contact us at DirectExaminationPodcast@gmail.com Dayne Phillips: https://sccriminallaws.com/ Amber Fulmer: / Joseph Bias: DISCLAIMER: The information on this podcast (1) does not establish an attorney-client relationship; (2) is only for general information; (3) does not constitute legal advice; (4) cannot be cited as legal authority; and (5) cannot replace the advice of an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction who has reviewed the specific facts of your case. Please note that the information on this podcast is not a description of the attorney’s quality of representation and is not a guarantee of a specific result. Any result achieved on behalf of a client in other matters should not create any expectation of a favorable outcome and does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients. Nothing contained in this podcast is intended to compare our services to the services of any other law firm or lawyer, or to imply any specialization in an area of law. The publication of this podcast is not intended to constitute the practice of law in any jurisdiction in which no attorney in the podcast is licensed to practice, nor is it intended to solicit legal representation of anyone in any such jurisdiction.
Senators Greg Hembree and Thomas McElveen join This Week in SC to discuss this years senate agenda, including VC Summer nuclear plant and education funding.