Duke Energy could bill customers for S.C. nuclear plant | Charlotte Observer

Duke Energy could bill customers for S.C. nuclear plant | Charlotte Observer: "Charlotte-based Duke Energy has also planned to build a new nuclear plant in South Carolina, and won a federal license in December. The abrupt abandonment of the Summer plant by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas did little to entice Duke to go ahead with its own plan.

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Suit filed over river pollution | The State

Suit filed over river pollution | The State: "The state lawsuit, filed Thursday by some of the area’s most visible outdoors companies, says improperly treated wastewater from the private utility has kept them from running guided tours, renting equipment and spending time on the river between the Lake Murray dam and downtown Columbia.

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It's unlikely SCE&G nuclear project can be revived | The State

It's unlikely SCE&G nuclear project can be revived | The State: "The decision this week by SCE&G and Santee Cooper to abandon construction of two partially built, multi-billion-dollar reactors in Fairfield County continues to raise questions throughout South Carolina and across the country.

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McMaster forms ‘rapid response’ coalition to aid displaced V.C. Summer workers > Columbia Business Report

McMaster forms ‘rapid response’ coalition to aid displaced V.C. Summer workers > Columbia Business Report: "The coalition, called Employ SC, will host its first job fair event Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies, 916 Mount Vernon Road, in Chapin.

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SCANA reports $121 million profit on heels of nuclear plant failure | Business | postandcourier.com

SCANA reports $121 million profit on heels of nuclear plant failure | Business | postandcourier.com: "SCANA's profit amounted to 85 cents per share and represents an increase over the same period a year ago, when the company earned $105 million, or 74 cents per share.

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Tab swells to $25 billion for nuclear-power plant in Georgia | Fox Business

Tab swells to $25 billion for nuclear-power plant in Georgia | Fox Business: "It will cost more than $25 billion to complete a Georgia nuclear power plant, according to a new estimate released Wednesday, raising new questions about whether the sole remaining nuclear facility under construction in the U.S. will get built.

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Fired VC Summer workers crash SC State House | The State

Fired VC Summer workers crash SC State House | The State: "“I’m hoping we can make some sense out of this mess,” said Ephraim Lopez, a 40-year-old former warehouse foreman at the V.C. Summer nuclear site, near Jenkinsville. “We got no warning – no nothing. Just pack your bags and go.”"



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SCANA sought other partners for troubled V.C. Summer plant before halting construction - Charlotte Business Journal

SCANA sought other partners for troubled V.C. Summer plant before halting construction - Charlotte Business Journal: "CEO Kevin Marsh said SCANA subsidiary S.C. Electric & Gas sounded out other utilities, looking for a partner to replace Santee Cooper, but it found no takers.

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S.C. legislators look for answers in wreckage of failed nuclear project > Columbia Business Report

S.C. legislators look for answers in wreckage of failed nuclear project > Columbia Business Report: "Some 50 South Carolina legislators have formed a bipartisan energy caucus that aims to learn what led to the scuttling of the new reactor project at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station and the layoffs of some 5,000 workers.

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SCE&G Allowable Ex Parte Communication Briefing NDI-2017-12-E

Transcript of Allowable AEP given 8/1/2017 by SCANA re Abandonment of VSC 2 and 3



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SCE&G defends decision to abandon nuclear project | The State

SCE&G defends decision to abandon nuclear project | The State: "PSC chairman Swain Whitfield said the commission was “blindsided” by the company’s decision Monday. Whitfield said ratepayers had taken a hit, as have the people of Fairfield County who had depended on jobs created by the plant. The nuclear plant was expected to bring millions of dollars in tax revenues.

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Workers in tears after SCE&G nuclear project shutdown | The State

Workers in tears after SCE&G nuclear project shutdown | The State: "The workers are some of the estimated 5,000 people who until Monday were building two reactors at the Summer nuclear site near this Fairfield County town. On Monday, SCE&G and Santee Cooper announced plans to abandon the project because of escalating costs and because the main contractor, Westinghouse, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year."



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SCANA Corp. and Santee Cooper to stop building $16B+ V.C. Summer nuclear expansion - Charlotte Business Journal

SCANA Corp. and Santee Cooper to stop building $16B+ V.C. Summer nuclear expansion - Charlotte Business Journal: "Santee Cooper’s board acted first, announcing it would proceed with neither of the two nuclear reactors under construction at the site at this time. SCE&G, a subsidiary of SCANA Corp. (NYSE:SCG) reacted shortly thereafter, acceding to that decision."



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