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The Demarest Files

  • Episode 20 - A Once In A Lifetime Windfall

    14 DEC 2021 · Colin discusses S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster's recommendation for how lawmakers should spend the $525M plutonium settlement money. He also touches base on some of the headlines from his recent trip to Alexandria, Va. for the Nuclear Cleanup Workshop and more.
    14m
  • Episode 19 - The Plutonium Purse & A Cold Open

    8 SEP 2021 · Colin discusses area politicians from Aiken and surrounding areas lobbying for a piece of the plutonium settlement money. Also the Savannah River National Lab wants to be at the forefront of national security, and some politicians speak up about trust issues when it comes to the Savannah River Site.
    12m 9s
  • Episode 18 - Making The Boom Boomier

    13 AUG 2021 · Colin returns from the Nuclear Deterrence Summit to discuss the projected timetable for pit production at the Savannah River Site in Aiken as well as an aging workforce at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
    15m 13s
  • Episode 17 - THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

    16 JUL 2021 · Colin and Eric discuss the event everyone has been waiting for. Also, they delve into the Savannah River Site Citizen's Advisory Board's issues.
    15m 2s
  • Episode 16 - R.I.P Yucca Mountain

    4 JUN 2021 · Colin and Eric return to discuss the fate of pit production at the Savannah River Site, Gov. Henry McMaster's cybersecurity ambitions for the state and the status of Yucca Mountain.
    13m 2s
  • Episode 15 - Sweet Home Idaho

    9 APR 2021 · The Savannah River National Lab plans to add hundreds of jobs in the coming years. South Carolina's two senators, Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham reveal why they voted against Jennifer Granholm's nomination. More details have emerged about the construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborate on the campus of USC Aiken.
    15m 27s
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  • Episode 13 - Outer Space and Dozens of Swimming Pools

    5 MAR 2021 · How The Savannah River Site paved the way for space exploration. Also a coalition of nuclear watchers and nonprofits is again lobbying the federal government to conduct a more rigorous pit production environmental review. Colin discusses what these headlines mean for Aiken County and surrounding areas.
    9m 6s
  • Episode 12 - It's All Brand New (Except the Yucca thing)

    18 FEB 2021 · The transition is set to begin for the new Savannah River National Lab management team. There could be a new Savannah River Site paramilitary security contractor. However, there's still the same old dislike for spending funds on Yucca Mountain by some politicians.
    13m 36s
  • Episode 11 - Hurry Up and Wait

    3 FEB 2021 · With a new presidential administration comes new relationships and opportunities for the Savannah River Site and America's nuclear deterrence missions. Colin discusses some of the early posturing and thoughts of lawmakers following the transition of power.
    16m 30s

Aiken Standard reporter Colin Demarest discusses issues and topics relating to the Savannah River Site, U.S. Department of Energy, its National Nuclear Security Administration as well as nuclear policy, in...

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Aiken Standard reporter Colin Demarest discusses issues and topics relating to the Savannah River Site, U.S. Department of Energy, its National Nuclear Security Administration as well as nuclear policy, in general, and cyber ventures at Fort Gordon
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