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Fourth Person Charged over Failed South Carolina Nuclear Plant Project

A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina, authorities announced Wednesday. Jeffrey A. Benjamin was a former senior vice president for Westinghouse Electric …

Uranium Leaking into Water from South Carolina Fuel Plant

Federal regulators say tests shows uranium levels exceeding safe drinking water standards have been found at two locations at a nuclear fuel plant that has leaked in South Carolina. The State newspaper reported the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and plant operator …

Regulators Say South Carolina Nuclear Fuel Plant Put Workers at ‘Substantial’ Risk

Federal regulators say they’ve found there was a “substantial potential” for an accident that could have injured workers at the Westinghouse nuclear fuel plant near Columbia. Media outlets report the preliminary results of an investigation into a uranium built up …