Last November’s plea agreement of Kevin Marsh, former CEO of utility SCANA, ultimately proved not to be the last in the still-ongoing federal investigation into the V.C. Summer “nuclear debacle,” as it has been termed by investigators and others.
On June 10, U.S. attorneys announced Carl Dean Churchman, a former Westinghouse vice president and project director for the abandoned South Carolina nuclear power plant expansion, as the third person—and the first contractor—to plead guilty in the fraud case. And he may not be the last person involved with the project to face possible charges, acting U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart suggested in announcing the plea agreement.