Energy & environment · 03/11/2014

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Grants Exemption to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted an exemption to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) to make changes to the certification information of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Units 2 and 3, without revising the original Tier 1 design control document (DCD). The exemption allows the company to issue License Amendment No. 15 to Combined Licenses (COL) NPF-93 and NPF-94, which govern the construction and operation of the nuclear station in Fairfield County, South Carolina.