The South Carolina Public Service Commission(or PSC) on Wednesday began a hearing on a request by South Carolina Electric & Gas for cost and schedule changes to its new two-unit nuclear reactor project in Jenkinsville, approximately 25 miles north of Columbia.
Representatives of environmental group Friends of the Earth were allowed cross examination, and focused on potential cost increases, as well as the design of the proposed Westinghouse AP1000 reactor chosen by SCE&G. Friends of the Earth Southeast Nuclear Campaign Coordinator Tom Clements says the design is flawed and has not been demonstrated to withstand tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and airplane crashes.
SCE&G Vice President Steve Byrne says the new reactor’s design is good, complete with simple safety features. He says the design was approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2006, but there were changes made since then by the Commission. [click to continue…]
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