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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Robinson Nuclear Power Plant, operated in Hartsville by Duke Energy, operated safely in 2012, according to its annual safety assessment.

Saturday, October 13, 2012  Federal regulators say they will increase oversight of a South Carolina nuclear plant after it lost power in April.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Officials with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission held an open house Tuesday to release their findings from the HB Robinson Nuclear Power Plant's annual performance report at the Hartsville Public Library.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Federal regulators are expected this week to approve a proposal to build two nuclear reactors at a site near Columbia.

Friday, September 30, 2011  A fire alarm went off in a containment building at the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville as a reactor was being brought back on line after an unplanned shutdown earlier this week.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to meet with Progress Energy about the H.B. Robinson plant near Hartsville.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The State reports Tuesday 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.

Saturday, July 09, 2011  Federal regulators have signed off on improvements at a Hartsville nuclear power plant where a fire and other troubles brought national attention and increased federal oversight this year.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  Thursday, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, testified before a House subcommittee about three U.S. nuclear power plants that are getting extra attention from federal regulators.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says its disappointed in the 2010 safety performance of Progress Energy's HB Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  The report, published by the Union of Concerned Scientists, says three incidents, including two fires at the plant last March, were caused by equipment failures and unbelievably poor worker performance.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to hold a meeting about H.B. Robinson nuclear plant safety.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with officials from Duke Energy to discuss the results of an inspection of the Oconee nuclear power plant.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Some South Carolina lawmakers don't like proposed fee increases for low-level nuclear waste storage tied to federal anti-terrorism efforts.