South Carolina’s State Utility Says Private Firm Set to Restart Abandoned $9 Billion Nuclear Project

SC’s state utility enters negotiations on deal to restart failed nuclear project

Nuclear reactor assemblies pictured Sept. 12, 2024, in storage at V.C. Summer nuclear site near Fairfield. (Provided by S.C. Nuclear Advisory Council)COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s state-owned utility is entering negotiations with a New York investment firm to finish partially built nuclear reactors abandoned eight years ago. Santee Cooper’s governing board voted unanimously Friday to allow the power company’s management team to officially begin ne…

SC leaders push to revive canceled $9B reactors to meet growing energy demand

Efforts to finish construction on two canceled nuclear reactors in South Carolina could be moving forward.

South Carolina's state utility says private firm set to restart abandoned $9 billion nuclear project

South Carolina's state-owned utility is negotiating with Brookfield Asset Management to revive a nuclear power project abandoned eight years ago.

State utility says private firm set to restart abandoned $9 billion nuclear project

South Carolina's state-owned utility is negotiating with Brookfield Asset Management to revive a nuclear power project abandoned eight years ago

Global firm picked to complete Santee Cooper's unfinished reactors at VC Summer

Santee Cooper capped a 9-month search for a private investor willing to buy and finish the two partially built nuclear reactors at the VC Summer plant in South Carolina’s Midlands region.

Brookfield in Talks to Revive Abandoned South Carolina Reactors

South Carolina utility Santee Cooper is in talks with Brookfield Asset Management to revive a long-abandoned nuclear project as surging US demand for electricity renews interest in atomic energy.