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The issue of nuclear power is of
today. Unfortunately, people don'l
of f/> r*r> n
jiuit cio a icauu ui picdcm guvci
cerning nuclear power and the stora
The recent anti-nuclear protests
enough people listened. Only when t
or stopped, storage of waste did th(
the problem at stake.
AT PRESENT South Carolina re<
waste and up to 40%of all high le
country. In addition, we also reci
nuclear waste from other countries.
South Carolina has rightly been
world." Practically every day tru
low level waste on our state highwa
even travel through our cities. Wha
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iiuu an aLtiucui anu nit: i uiiuuiici uj
According to officials, the contaii
standards so the chance of a one bn
admit that "anything is possible." S
A piece of plutonium the size of
inhaled. Just imagine what wouli
plutonium, by some "remote" chan<
i n^^afuni 11\u llak wa
concern us. Barnwell has also bee
eluding the illegal burial of high leve
The reason the storage of high lev
no safe way of storing it. High
radioactive for thousands of years
canisters they 're stored in.
If such a leakage occurred it cou
contaminate the fresh water supply
Susan B. Lott, a former employ
testified that on at least three occ
wastes were received and buried a
weretoo radioactive to decontami
trenches and buried the whole thing
THE POSSIBILITY of the liquid
and into the ground water is ver>
of Blackville said.'The danger tha
statement concerns the safety of o
supply of water flows within a few fe
There are still other factors conc<
Recently the nation was shocked b
wnicn tneir nuclear core came to wi
THE DISASTER was blamed on t
itself Unfortunately, the Oconee ni
was built on the same design. Anc
Carolina has the second most actii
Andrea's fault in California is #1).
Located within this earthquake
plants, Barnwell and the Savannah
The list of problems can go on ar
Nuclear power must be stopped, es
save anything ? it costs. And in the
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major concern to South Carolinians
t realize what is happening to our
omental and private policies conige
of its waste.
; were performed to no avail. Not
he existing disposal sites restricted,
? general population have an idea of
:eives 80-85%of all low level nuclear
vel nuclear waste produced in this
eive up to 40 shipments a year of
labeled the ''nuclear sewer of the
cks are transporting both high and
lys to Barnwell. In some cases, they
t would happen if one of these trucks
coke?
ners are tested inexcessof national
Baking open is remote. But they also
hould we take that chance?
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ri happen if a whole container of
:e, broke open during an accident.
ste is not the only thing that should
n accused of faulty storage ? in1
waste.
el waste is illegal because there is
level waste remains dangerously
and can eventually eat through the
Id sink down to the water table and
for a large portion of our state.
/ee of Chem-Nuclear Inc, recently
asions trucks containing high level
t Barnwell. The tankers themselves
nate so they just drove them into
waste leaking through the cansiters
r real. H.D. Still, a former mayor
t I and many others see in Lott's
ur future water supply. Our major
et of the Chem-Nuclear trenches."
erning nuclear power that affect us.
>y the Three Mile Island incident in
thin 30 minutes of a meltdown.
:he faulty design of the nuclear plant
lclear power plant in South Carolina
>ther problem is the fact that South
/e fault line in the country (the San
region are several nuclear power
river piani.
id on, but I believe the point is clear,
ipecially in South Carolina. It doesn't
> end, it may cost us our lives.
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Column. The (iamrcork. Drawer A. USC.
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Bicycle v
Studen
1*4-1 rm
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To The Editor:
I would like to address this staten
A.t 14 A..I J? i? _ .
y uu wuu mum 11 iaKes a saaisuc mm
I am not sadistic, I just like to ge
on the bicyclist's face as I swerve t
get too close and "accidently" hit a
funny!
Statistics show that only 6,000
seriouslv each vpar ?? t
than the number of people killed eac
I have had my Connecticut drive
and I have become very adept at tl
far, I have hit five Schwinn Varsil
Tours and three Big Wheels (one of
I have even attempted larger acci
and once I took the paint of the bat
seen the look on his face, but I didi
bicycles to hit!
I often dream 12 to 14 hours a day
a bicyclist) and watching the cyclii
("the agony of defeat").
Yes, it does give me a sense of
terrorize bicyclists. Everyone can t
I??: ?
Slim Whii
was gooi
To the Editor:
I address this tn th#?
spineless worm, who in all his
I mature glory and criticisms of
the Horseshoe and myself,
found himself unable to release
his name.
Actually, I don't blame this
person because if I had written
such a letter, I wouldn't want to
be known for idiotic opinions
either. You refer t<^ the Slip
Whitman rallv as if it were nf
the magnitude of Chappaquiddick.
Are you serious?
\ I truly hope that in your selfrighteous
endeavor to point out
any particular "ass" on the
Horseshoe, you take a look in
any mirror.
The Associated Press
Letters varfare
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'cyclists
lent to Scott Armstrong and those of
id to chase bicyclists with cars,
t close enough to see the expression
oward him. Granted, on occcasion I
n unsuspecting rider. This, to me, is
bicyclists are killed or maimed
>f traffic accidents. This is far less
:h year due to hand-guns!
r's license for about two years now
le sport of bicyclist terrorism. Thus
:ies, an assortment of Fujis, Grand
which had a kid attached).
omplishments. 1 often run red lights,
ck off a police car. You should have
n't stay long. I had things to do and
about "the thrill of victory" (hitting
st cringe and crumple to the ground
power, and I do think it is funny to
ake a joke ? so cool it!
Name withheld upon request
fman rally
d matured'
referred to the incident as an
overall parody of the political
system complete with "goodnatured
chanting."
The only "fat plunge" which
would take place would be that
of the 'Shoe residents! patience
(those who put up with fools like
you).
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DJT uic way, aic yuu a ureVK :
Anyway, I sincerely hope that
you are able to overcome your
prejudice and see the sensibility
of voting Slim in '80.
Richard Klein
llnraMhn* nroalH^nt
political science junior
\ \ '35 ?si?rar.
1 WlMmmig^gr. ?&
jntinues
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v-ycnsts
frighten
pedestrians
on campus
To the Editor:
This comment is directed to
those of you who think it's "cute"
to use bicycles to scare
pedestrians. This kind of behavior
IS Udll^CI UU9, IllllUdlUl C ?HU
something we would expect from a
crazed, semi-conscious automobile
driver.
Too often, while walking or
jogging, we have had bicyclists
weave directly toward us or barely
miss us while passing us on the
sidewalk.
We have enough trouble with live
dogs, dead animals and their
excretions, not to have to put up
with bicycles. We suppose this
conduct provides a feeling of
power or a form of entertainment
for those of you with demented
brains.
All we can envision are rib-filled
lungs, broken bones, torn clothes,
crushed toes and shattered jewels.
This, to us, is not funny. However,
we are now arming ourselves with
knives, forks and "Nudibranch"'.
This is funny!
1 "Don't tread on us!"
1
Steve Borden
marine science freshman
Scott P. Ellis
marketing sophomore