Duke Asks to Cancel Planned South Carolina Nuclear Reactors
- Utility cites Westinghouse bankruptcy in regulatory filing
- Duke seeks $353 million in development costs from ratepayers
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Duke Energy Corp. asked to cancel its planned nuclear plant in South Carolina, citing the bankruptcy of reactor manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Co.
North Carolina utility regulators should require customers of the company’s Duke Energy Carolinas unit to pay $353 million of pre-construction costs spent on the Lee Nuclear Station over the next dozen years, the Charlotte-based company said Friday in a state filing.