Governmental steps delay cleanup of radioactive waste in South Carolina. From: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) | Date: July 20, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Post and Courier. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Brian Hicks

Jul. 20--AIKEN, S.C. -- The single biggest threat to South Carolina's environment is buried in a few dozen aging, cracked steel tanks beneath the grounds of the Savannah River Site, a state official said Monday.

Because of delays in the courts and Congress, time is running out to clean up the more than 35 million gallons of high-level radioactive waste.

Officials say there is barely three years worth of storage space at SRS, ma...

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