//Lawsuit settlement prevents SC from becoming dumping ground for nuclear waste, AG says

Lawsuit settlement prevents SC from becoming dumping ground for nuclear waste, AG says

Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Monday that the State of South Carolina and the United States government have reached a $600 million settlement to end six years of litigation.The litigation is related to the remaining 9.5 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium relocated to the Savannah River Site in the early 2000s, Wilson announced. Under the terms of the settlement, the United States will pay South