How much did Unit 1 of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station cost to build?
The Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station near Jenkinsville, South Carolina, has a single 966 MW pressurized-water reactor, Unit 1, owned by South Carolina Electric & Gas (55%) and Santee Cooper (45%) and managed during construction by Fluor. Construction began in the early 1970s and the unit entered commercial operation in January 1984 at a cost of USD 1.3 billion; two AP1000 units planned next to it were abandoned in 2017 after Westinghouse's bankruptcy.
Reported project cost
$1.3 billion
Cost basis: 1984
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Reported project cost1984
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