Jenkinsville News

On March 11, South Carolina Electric & Gas completed the pouring of the concrete foundation for a new reactor at the V.C. Summer site in Jenkinsville, S.C. The plant's location in Fairfield County is one of the three counties I'm proud to represent in the South Carolina state Senate.

This photo shows an excavation dug in preparation for new pressurized water reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, SC.

The joint meeting of Fairfield County Council, Winnsboro Town Council, Ridgeway Town Council and the School District of Fairfield County on April 29 echoed one main sentiment: the need for intergovernmental communication and cooperation.

The Republican's office says Scott is speaking to students at Union County High School on Friday morning.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a regulatory conference with South Carolina Electric & Gas to discuss the risk significance of an apparent violation related to the anchorage and spacing of rebar being used to reinforce concrete in the new units of the V.C. Summer nuclear station.

SCE&G is expected to meet next week with the NRC to discuss the safety significance of the federal agency's findings.