SCANA official openly doubted nuclear project would finish on time, former Westinghouse managers say

COLUMBIA — A SCANA official overseeing work on the V.C. Summer nuclear project openly doubted the reactors would be finished on time, saying in meetings the pace was on track to finish years behind schedule, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court and records obtained by The Post and Courier.

The concerns came up in monthly meetings about the project’s construction progress when SCANA’s contractor Westinghouse Electric told the power company how much headway it was making.

Month after month, it reported sluggish results that put the project further behind.

More than once, a SCANA employee pointed out the anemic pace made the schedule unrealistic, according to a lawsuit filed against SCANA by its Wall Street investors.

Read more: https://www.postandcourier.com/business/scana-official-openly-doubted-nuclear-project-would-finish-on-time/article_b25ce48e-4dff-11e8-9210-a7619a1687e4.html