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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The price tag for a South Carolina project intended to turn weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for nuclear reactors has risen by nearly $3 billion.

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.

Friday, January 25, 2013  The company building two new nuclear reactors in Fairfield County says it has laid off some workers.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Regulators have chosen two new resident inspectors at a South Carolina nuclear plant where two new reactors will soon be constructed.

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.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Federal regulators are holding a meeting to discuss safety at a South Carolina nuclear plant where two new reactors will soon be constructed.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Officials with South Carolina Electric & Gas and the state-owned utility Santee Cooper are celebrating the licenses that will allow them to build two nuclear reactors in Fairfield County.  However, opponents say the reactors are not necessary and the design has not been properly reviewed since last March's Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Some residents like Duke Energy's plans to build two nuclear reactors in Cherokee County. Others are concerned about the risk of an accident that could spew radiation, while others worried about the amount of water that would be taken from the Broad River to cool the reactors.

Sunday, July 24, 2011  Santee Cooper says a Florida utility is exploring an investment in a pair of proposed nuclear reactors in Jenkinsville.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  The crisis in Japan stands to make it harder and costlier for US nuclear industry to build reactors

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Nuclear safety official says spent fuel pool at crippled plant may be boiling

Sunday, March 13, 2011  Japan's prime minister called the crisis the most severe challenge the nation has faced since World War II.

Monday, December 28, 2009  SCE&G and the state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, want to build two new reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville in Fairfield County northwest of Columbia.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008  A former sister company of South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Fairfield County, where the utility intends to build two nuclear reactors.