Category Archives: AP-1000 reactor

Update: Fitch downgrades credit outlook for SCANA to negative as a result of construction delay in V.C. Summer nuclear expansion

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Singleton

As I reported early last week, construction of two new reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant has been pushed back a year. Now, it looks as if the delay has had an impact on Summer’s owners’ credit rating. As … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Valve defect discovered in new AP-1000 reactors; Defect could have an impact on reactors currently under construction in Georgia and South Carolina

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Singleton

Valcor Engineering Corporation of Springfield, New Jersey, provided an update to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a defect in a solenoid operated valve used in the Westinghouse AP-1000 nuclear reactor design approved by the NRC in 2005. The defect, … Continue reading →

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