Thousands seek SC jobs cleaning up nuclear waste
By MEG KINNARD
BARNWELL - Thousands of people in some of South Carolina's most depressed counties are flocking to information sessions for new jobs cleaning up an old nuclear weapons complex.
Some of the 2,000 people at a job fair in Barnwell this week say they don't mind that the job is cleaning up nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site. They say the economy is so bad that just about any job sounds good.
Officials are looking to fill thousands of positions available thanks to $1.6 billion in federal stimulus funds. They say the jobs cleaning up the former bomb plant will make way for new projects at the sprawling complex.
Funding for the jobs runs out in 2011. Some critics say the temporary fix could ultimately make South Carolina's bad unemployment picture worse.
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mb300sl (anonymous) says...
Not to speak of glowing in the dark...
June 18, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
zoomru (anonymous) says...
To those who do not get jobs.......MARCH on Santee "Sandanista" Cooper and support WIND FARM construction and GE workers in our very OWN state.....!!!!!!
How many Wind Turbines could be installed for 2+ Billion dollars at 3 Million a piece...!?!?!?!
.........Easier to put up....
....safer than coal.....
.....Quicker to get on LINE......
Lets GO.......
June 18, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GreenvilleGirl (anonymous) says...
666............somewhat ironic, don't you think?
June 18, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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