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

Friday, August 19, 2011  Federal nuclear inspectors say a proposal to build two nuclear reactors at a site near Columbia passed a safety inspection.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  The two electricity companies said Wednesday they have signed a letter of intent that opens a path for Duke Energy to explore a minority stake in the new reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station about 25 miles northwest of Columbia.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  SCE&G preps for construction of its two new nuclear units at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station.  Cameras were allowed in for a look at the progress.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  The company said in a news release that it will test the 106 sirens within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station about 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Monday, January 04, 2010  South Carolina Electric and Gas is set to test its siren warning system at a Fairfield County nuclear plant Tuesday at approximately 1 p.m.