The Department of Energy is nearing the production of the first war reserve plutonium pit, the No.2 official in the National Nuclear Security Administration said recently. Los Alamos National Laboratory is hoping to produce the first war reserve plutonium pit this year, Frank Rose, principal deputy director of the National Nuclear Security Administration, said during a Jan. 8 visit to the Savannah River Site.
Twenty-two apprentices recently earned their Nuclear Fundamentals Technology Certificate from Denmark Technical College (DTC) after graduating from the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Nuclear Operator Program. Designed to fill vacancies for mission-critical positions, the program has successfully transitioned three apprenticeship cohorts into full-time roles at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
The Aiken Poets will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at AnShu Cafe, 122 Coachlight Way S.W. New members are welcome. For more information, call Roger Brock at 803-646-2141 or Joan
Dukes Bar-B-Que, a restaurant at 4248 Whiskey Road in Aiken, S.C. that had been closed since a June 2022 fire, had its grand reopening Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
The Senior Men s Club of Aiken will hold its regular monthly luncheon meeting at noon today at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. This month’s speaker will be