The Public Service Commission determined that the utility withheld key information about its management of the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project.

SCANA utility executives lied about the true status of the now-canceled V.C. Summer nuclear project, according to testimony that marked the start of South Carolina Public Service Commission hearings on the nuclear expansion.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Dominion Energy’s proposed acquisition of South Carolina-based SCANA Corp., but ongoing issues related to SCANA’s role as a partial owner of the abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear power plant expansion project continue to raise uncertainty surrounding the merger.

Meanwhile, the utility owner of the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion in South Carolina faces subpoena over cancelled project

South Carolina politicians investigating the failed V.C. Summer nuclear expansion would do well to focus on Westinghouse Electric Co.’s “unbuildable” design for its AP1000 nuclear reactors, people who worked on the project told ENR.

To date, Santee Cooper has spent about $4.7 billion in construction and interest costs.