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Friday, April 26, 2013  The Department of Health and Environmental Control has a new supply, 1.2 million adult doses, of potassium iodide (KI) for distribution to people living within the ten-mile Emergency Planning Zone of five nuclear power plants.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission scheduled an open house and meeting for Wednesday, April 11 to discuss the agency's assessment of safety performance for the Robinson nuclear power plant during 2011.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Tuesday morning, Florence County Emergency Management Department took part in a statewide training exercise for a nuclear disaster.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas has filed its annual review with state regulators to raise rates to pay for two new nuclear reactors near Columbia.

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.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas Company plans to discuss concerns about its nuclear operations in light of problems with reactors in Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Monday, March 14, 2011  Fear of a nuclear meltdown in Japan, prompted us to think about the nuclear power plant in our own backyard.

Monday, November 01, 2010  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a meeting to discuss the safety significance of inspection findings at the Robinson Nuclear Power Plant.

Friday, October 08, 2010  A South Carolina nuclear reactor shut down after regulators say a motor that powers a pump to cool the reactor malfunctioned.

Friday, September 10, 2010  The HB Robinson Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Progress Energy, had to shut down Friday due to a control problem with a turbine at the plant.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  If you hear sirens blaring Thursday in Chesterfield, Darlington and Lee counties, don't be alarmed, the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant is just testing it's sirens.