Nuclear power supplies over half of South Carolina's electricity needs. The 42,000 nuclear workers contribute $11 billion each year to the state. "We are definitely interested in South Carolina being our home for a long time," said Joe Klecha, chief nuclear officer at The Nuclear Co., according to Carolina News and Reporter. "Making sure that we can achieve not only what the president put out in executive orders, but what the governor mentioned in his State of the State, about South Carolina being the epicenter of the nuclear renaissance." At the University of South Carolina, mechanical engineering chief Dr. Travis Knight sees promise ahead.