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Learn about the nuclear bomb that was dropped on S.C.
Ever hear about when the Air Force accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on the small town of Mars Bluff near Florence, South Carolina, in 1958? More
Filed November 16, 2009 at 9:35 am
Radioactive waste shipment from S.C. to Utah delayed for at least two months
A shipment of 10,000 metric tons of low-radiation waste from the Savannah River Site to Utah has been delayed by at least two months. More
Filed October 6, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Nuclear reactors get state OK, electricity rates to rise
SCE&G has received approval to build two nuclear plants and will be raising electric rates significantly to pay for $9.8 billion project. More
Filed February 12, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Governor: Better to build nuclear over coal
S.C. Governor Mark Sanford has officially stated he's against a proposed coal plant near Florence, saying we'd be better to go for nuclear options. More
Filed February 11, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Dear critics: If we don't go nuclear, we will get more coal plants
SCE&G was lambasted by opponents on the first day of state hearings to approve a $9.8 billion plan to build to new nuclear reactors 20 miles northwest of Columbia. More
Filed December 2, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Coal power: What to do about all the toxic ash
With all the heated exchanges over what to do about spent fuel from nuclear power, the coal power problem has been all but swept under the rug. More
Updated October 27, 2008 at 7:37 am; Originally filed October 27, 2008 at 12:40 am
NASA to Santee-Cooper: Coal plant a bad idea
The head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies has met with Santee-Cooper's CEO Lonnie Carter and the utility's board to persuade them that coal power plants are a bad idea, including the proposed power plant. More
Filed October 25, 2008 at 10:38 am
Electricity price hike moving forward
A state agency is recommending that South Carolina Electric & Gas get the first of its two requested rate hikes because of high coal prices. I'm glad the two nuclear plants seem to be moving forward. More
Filed October 7, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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