Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Savannah River Site, South Carolina

The claim: Aiken, 198,400

What it really is: The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation that is owned by the Department of Energy.

The site was built in the 1950's for the refinement of nuclear materials in nuclear weapons, but none of the site's reactors are currently operating.

The facility itself has been the site of major clean up operations.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Charleston, South Carolina

The claim: Naval Reserve & Air Force base, restricted area on naval base.

What it really is: The actual name of it is called Joint Base Charleston, and there is no Naval Reserve there.

Most military bases have restricted areas not open to the public. This one would be no exception, especially considering that the Air Mobility Command (AMC), the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) Southern Division, and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) are all located there.

Greenville, South Carolina

The claim: Unoccupied youth prison camp; total capacity unknown.

What it really is: I can't actually find a youth prison camp there. There is the Greenville County Juvenile Detention Center, which is still occupied.