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Brookfield in Talks to Revive Abandoned South Carolina Project

The VC Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, South Carolina on Sept. 21, 2016. — The VC Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, South Carolina on Sept. 21, 2016.
Photographer: Chuck Burton/AP Photo

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By Will Wade

October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM UTC

Updated on

October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM UTC

South Carolina utility Santee Cooper is in talks with Brookfield Asset Management to revive a long-abandoned nuclear project as surging US demand for electricity renews interest in atomic energy.

Santee Cooper’s management plans to ask its board to approve a letter of intent for Brookfield to resume construction of two partially built reactors at the VC Summer site, Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Staton said during a board meeting on Friday.