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Thursday, February 14, 2013  The price tag on a South Carolina project intended to turn weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for nuclear reactors has gone up.

Saturday, September 29, 2012  Three former employees at the Savannah River Site have been found guilty of submitting fraudulent expenses to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Federal officials are meeting to discuss mixed-oxide fuel at an old nuclear weapons site in South Carolina

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina will fight for federal grants that could make the state a hub for the next-generation nuclear technology.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is getting together with leaders in the nuclear industry to talk about how small nuclear reactors can bring jobs to South Carolina.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  U.S. Rep. James Clyburn is hosting a conference for small businesses in Orangeburg.

Monday, July 25, 2011  Researchers say there's enough wind energy off the South Carolina coast to provide energy for tens of thousands of homes.

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Clemson University is building a research center to study wind energy, which could bring thousands of jobs to South Carolina.

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  The FBI is expanding its South Carolina lab used to examine radiological evidence.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  A federal appeals court has denied Washington state's injunction request to bar the federal government from continuing to dismantle a nuclear project in Nevada.

Monday, July 06, 2009  Crude oil prices fall below $63 per barrel as recovery doubts linger