SC considers joining federal effort to boost nuclear fuel supply. Opponents say it won’t work.

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 932

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina is making a pitch for a federally-backed nuclear fuel and technology campus in the Palmetto State. Nuclear opponents argue it’s an impractical waste of time and money that chases so-far undeveloped technologies.

The U.S. Department of Energy, at the end January, began gauging interest from states willing to host what the federal agency is calling Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.

Following a phone call from Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Jan. …

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