SRS Watch news, October 13, 2020: Sentencing Postponed for SCANA Official who Admitted Felony Fraud in Nuclear Construction Project; Federal Attorney Indicates “Additional Targets” being Investigated and that the Investigation Will Continue at Least a Year
Columbia, SC – A federal court in Columbia, South Carolina has approved a request by the U.S. federal attorney to postpone a key step toward sentencing of a former utility executive for admitted fraud in the failed construction of two commercial nuclear power reactors in South Carolina.
The request was made in order to allow more time for investigation of other potentially guilty parties in the terminated nuclear reactor construction project that was pursued at the V.C. Summer site by the SCANA Corporation, which has been taken over by Dominion Energy. The request, approved by the court on October 6, 2020, was made by United States Attorney Peter McCoy. In the request, Mr. McCoy indicated that the investigation will continue at least another year.
Full SRS Watch news release linked here: SRS Watch on nuclear construction fraud sentencing postponement October 13 2020
Photo: VC Summer site north of Columbia, SC, with one operating reactor and two terminated Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, by High Flyer