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Critical Decisions Are Ahead for the Future of SCE&G's V.C. Summer Nuclear Project

File photo of construction at the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, Jan 10, 2017
Dominion Energy
HLD Lowers Steam Generator into Containment at SCE&G's VCS Unit 2, Jan 10, 2017.

The saga of the problem plagued V.C. Summer nuclear project continues, but its’ future will be determined by some critical decisions expected to be made over the next several months.

Two new Westinghouse reactors are under construction by SCE&G and state-owned utility Santee Cooper at SCE&G’s Summer plant some 25 miles north of Columbia in Fairfield County.

Work on the facility is years behind schedule, and running billions of dollars over cost estimates.  Adding to the problems for the project, Westinghouse, the primary contractor has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.