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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal regulators say more than 100 gallons of water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope have leaked at the Catawba Nuclear Station.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is making a few stops in South Carolina while Congress is in recess.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The 6-foot-thick concrete foundation for South Carolina's new nuclear plant has been poured in Fairfield County.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Sirens have been repaired at a nuclear power plant near Seneca after a 24-hour outage.

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

Friday, January 04, 2013  Sirens located near the Lake Murray Dam and the nuclear station in Fairfield County will be tested next week.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Workers have finished repairing cracks at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Engineers are working to seal cracks at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Federal regulators say they will increase oversight of a South Carolina nuclear plant after it lost power in April.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  South Carolina Electric & Gas is testing its emergency sirens at a nuclear power plant in Fairfield County.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Federal nuclear regulators are meeting with Duke Energy officials about apparent violations at a South Carolina plant that lost offsite power in April. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a conference Tuesday in Atlanta on the Catawba Nuclear Station, which is located on Lake Wylie in York County. The public is invited.

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, 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.

Monday, April 09, 2012  South Carolina Electric and Gas officials are showing off the site of the first new nuclear reactors in South Carolina in more than 25 years.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Roger Hannah says a letter about the federal inspection in July was sent Wednesday to Duke Energy. He says Duke will be offered a chance to talk with NRC about the matter. A call to the utility wasn't immediately returned.