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Nuclear Plant Journal, March-April 2013
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Summer
First
Nuclear
Concrete
By South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company.
The Pour
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary
of SCANA Corporation, completed on
March 11, 2013, placement of the nuclear
island basemat for V.C. Summer Unit
2 in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
This major milestone is the first new
construction nuclear concrete to be
poured in the U.S. in three decades. V.C.
Summer Units 2 and 3 will each utilize
the Westinghouse AP1000 PWR.
“This is an exciting achievement
for SCE&G, Santee Cooper, CB&I,
Westinghouse Electric Company, and
others who support our new nuclear
project,” said Kevin Marsh, chairman
and CEO of SCANA. “We recognize the
significance of this event and appreciate
the strong commitment to safety and
collaboration demonstrated by all
involved in reaching this milestone.”
Lonnie Carter, president and CEO
of Santee Cooper, which co-owns V.C.
Summer, said, “This is a tremendous
day for South Carolina as we work with
SCANA to deliver new nuclear generation
that will help ensure reliable, affordable
electricity for decades to come. We’ve
come to this point through the diligent
and conscientious attention to task by
everyone involved, from our crews to the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.”
The basemat provides a foundation
for the containment and auxiliary
buildings that are within the nuclear
island. Measuring 6 feet in thickness,
the basemat required approximately
7,000 cubic yards of concrete to cover an
area about 250 feet long and 160 feet at
its widest section. Completed about 10
a.m. on March 11, 2013, this 51.5-hour
continuous pour of concrete covered a
surface totaling 32,000 square feet.
About 1,550 workers are currently
involved in constructing two new
reactors at V.C. Summer, where the
existing Unit 1 has operated safely and
reliably for 30 years. The new nuclear
project will peak at about 3,000 workers
over the course of three to four years.
The two 1,117-megawatt units will
add 600 to 800 permanent jobs and
bring SCE&G’s portfolio to 60 percent
non-emitting sources when they start
generating electricity in 2017 and 2018,
respectively.
V.C. Summer
V.C. Summer Nuclear Station
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(operating unit) is currently a single
unit, pressurized water reactor
plant located approximately 30
miles northwest of Columbia in
Jenkinsville, South Carolina. The
plant began commercial operation
on January 1, 1984.
The nuclear station is named after the
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late Virgil Summer, former SCANA
Chairman and CEO.
Summer Station is capable of
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generating 1,000 megawatts of
electricity, roughly 21 percent of
SCE&G’s electricity.
In 2004, the NRC granted Summer
•
Station a 20-year extension to its
operating license, allowing the plant
to operate through 2042.
V.C. Summer employs approximately
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825 employees.
Contact:
Rhonda
O’Banion,
telephone: (800) 562-9308, email:
ebsite:
Construction teams placed concrete
using pumps into the V.C. Summer
Unit 2 rebar structure that forms the
basemat of the new AP1000
®
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