The
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved issuance of combined
construction and operating licenses (COLs) to South Carolina Electric
& Gas and Santee Cooper for two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the
V.C. Summer nuclear power plant site in the US state of South Carolina.
The
Commission, in a 4-1 vote March 30, approved issuance of the licenses
allowing SCE&G to proceed with construction of the two reactors.
The
Commission’s findings impose two conditions on the COLs, with the first
requiring inspection and testing of squib valves, important components
of the new reactors’ passive cooling system.
The
second requires the development of strategies to respond to extreme
natural events resulting in the loss of power at the new reactors.
The
Commission also directed NRC staff to issue to SCE&G and Santee
Cooper, simultaneously with the COLs, an Order requiring enhanced,
reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation, as well as a request for
information related to emergency plant staffing.
The NRC staff is expected to issue the COLs within 10 business days.
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