South Carolina may finally revive its failed V.C. Summer nuclear project. (South Carolina Daily Gazette)
State utility Santee Cooper meets today to review bids to restart construction of the two unfinished AP1000 reactors—a project halted in 2017 after $9B in losses and multiple executive fraud convictions.
More than 50 groups, including utilities, investors, and tech companies, submitted to take over the build using private capital at private risk, potentially bringing 2,200 MW of carbon-free power online.