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Friday, March 01, 2013  The South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce is bringing utility leaders and politicians together to discuss the future of nuclear power and engineering.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Officials with a South Carolina power company are talking about the process of relicensing for two of its facilities.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Ronald Richmond has been working for South Carolina Electric and Gas for 21 years. During that time Richmond has seen many families that could use a helping hand during the holidays.

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.

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.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas Company workers are distributing hundreds of holiday baskets to needy families in the Lowcountry.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  Fans of the Saluda River now have a new place to learn about the area's Native American history.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says about 100 gallons of liquid waste spilled at the V.C. Summer plant operated by South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas is testing its emergency sirens at the Station in Fairfield County.

Friday, April 15, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. is taking a unit at its Fairfield County nuclear plant offline as part of a scheduled refueling outage.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Radiation possibly stemming from Japan's crippled Fukushima Diichi plant has been detected at South Carolina State University.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. wants to build a landfill in Colleton County to dump coal ash from a nearby power plant.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  SCE&G want a rate hike to help pay for for the expansion of a nuclear power plant.