U.S. agency okays Scana nuclear units in South Carolina

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. agency okays Scana nuclear units in South Carolina

TON | Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:15pm EDT

(Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday approved a license for Scana Corp to build two reactors at the Virgil Summer nuclear station in South Carolina, the agency's second approval of additional nuclear units to be built in the United States in two months after a 30-year construction hiatus.

Scana and its partner, state-owned electric agency Santee Cooper, want to build two AP1000 reactors at the Summer site near Jenkinsville, at a projected cost of $9 billion. The 1,100-megawatt units are expected to begin operating in 2017 and 2018.

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[txlibdem]

1. Great news

Zero carbon energy is always welcome in my home. Still, I prefer the smaller nuclear power plants that are factory built (and always under scrutiny). But just as long as they aren't coal power plants I'm happy.