Wi-Si Summer NPP

Vi-Si Summer NPP ( Eng. Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station ) is a functioning nuclear power plant in the southeastern United States .

Wi-Si Summer NPP
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station
A country	USA
Location	Fairfield , South Carolina
The year the construction began	1973
Commissioning	1982
Operating organization	SCANA
Main characteristics
Electric power, MW	971 MW
Equipment specifications
Number of power units	3
Power units under construction	2
Type of Reactors	Pwr
Operated Reactors	one
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The station is located on the Monticello Reservoir in Fairfield County, South Carolina , 27 miles northwest of the city of Columbia .

In 2012, a license was obtained for the construction of two new NPP units (2nd and 3rd) with AP-1000 reactors.

Extreme complexity, high cost and 4 years of national regulators not envisaged by the project to obtain a license for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants became fatal for VC Summer. The rise in price and the delay of the project due to the requirements of American regulators led to the fact that in March 2017 Toshiba / Westighouse could not withstand overspending on the construction projects of Vogtle and VC Summer nuclear plants, and Westinghouse went into bankruptcy.

On July 31, 2017, VC Summer owner companies announced the impossibility of completing blocks 2 and 3 with the latest Westinghouse AP-1000 reactors ^[1] .