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V. C. Summer Unit 1 is a Westinghouse 3-loop Pressurized Water Reactor. The reactor first began commercial operation on January 1, 1984. The plant cost $1.3 billion to construct (equivalent to $4 billion in 2023)– 24 percent less per kilowatt than the average of 13 nuclear plants constructed over the same time period.
The Virgil C. Summer nuclear station in 2013. The Nukegate scandal was a political and legal scandal that arose from the abandonment of the Virgil C. Summer nuclear expansion project in South Carolina by South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) and the South Carolina Public Service Authority (known as Santee Cooper) in 2017.
In 2009, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) renewed the licenses for both units for an additional 20 years [7] to January 16, 2047 for Unit 1, [8] and September 2, 2049 for Unit 2. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] During the construction of Vogtle's first two units, capital investment required jumped from an estimated $660 million to $8.87 billion.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded its preliminary “yellow” warning for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station issued this October to a final “white" one after owner and operator ...
FILE - This Sept. 21, 2016 file photo shows Unit one of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, S.C. Federal authorities say a fourth executive has been charged for his role in a failed ...
Generator systems have been found to have cracks at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant north of Columbia. Generators are important to prevent nuclear meltdowns in an emergency.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of South Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, South Carolina had a total summer capacity of 24,286 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 98,709 GWh. [ 2 ]
Ervin said the proposal for a huge natural gas plant has parallels to a bill approved about 15 years ago that allowed two energy companies to begin expanding the V.C. Summer nuclear plant in ...