Combined Licenses for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3

On March 27, 2008, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) submitted its application for 10 CFR Part 52 combined licenses (COLs) for two AP1000 advanced passive pressurized-water reactors for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 (a.k.a VCSNS). Following earlier abandonment and termination of construction activities, on January 29, 2019 both owners of VCSNS agreed to terminate the COL. On March 6, 2019, the COLs were terminated.

For detail (including the latest submittal of the application, the related review schedule, and the associated staff documentation), see the following topics on this page:

Application Information
Review Schedule
Final Safety Evaluation Report
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Combined Licenses (COLs)
Construction Abandonment & COL Termination
Contacts

Application Information

The following table provides access to the COL Application that SCE&G submitted for VCSNS.

Some combined license applications were submitted with hyperlinks to various reference documents. Currently, the hyperlinks in those applications are not active. These hyperlinks represent an advanced feature that could be activated when the agency upgrades to web-based ADAMS, at which point these applications and documents such as the Final Safety Analysis Report and associated Technical/Topical Reports would be linked together. In the interim, and for those applications that do not have the hyperlink feature, the reference documents may be viewed under the Reference Documents section of the combined license application page. In addition, DVDs of the various documents are available by contacting the Public Document Room staff.

Part	Description	Revision
0	Cover Letter, Affidavits	Rev. 5 Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
1	Administrative and Financial Information	Rev. 5 Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
2	Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR)	Rev. 5 Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
3	Environmental Report	Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
4	Technical Specifications	Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
5	Emergency Plan	Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
6	Limited Work Authorization (LWA) [Not used. Reserved for applicants requesting Limited Work Authorization.]
7	Departures and Exemption Requests	Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
8	Safeguards/Security Plans [This Part contains safeguards information which is withheld from public availability]
9	[This Part contains other information which is withheld from public availability]
10	License Conditions and Inspection, Tests, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)	Rev. 5 Rev. 4 Rev. 3 Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
11	COLA Enclosure 1 - Subsurface Investigative Reports	Rev. 0
12	COLA Enclosure 2 - Seismic Technical Advisory Review Letter	Rev. 0
13	COLA Enclosure 3 - Quality Assurance Program Description	Rev. 2 Rev. 1 Rev. 0
14	Mitigative Strategies Description and Plans [This Part contains other information which is withheld from public availability]
15	Cyber Security Plan [This Part contains other information which is withheld from public availability]
16	Special Nuclear Material (SNM) Material Control and Accounting Program Description	Rev. 0
17	New Fuel Shipping Plan	Rev. 0
18	Supplemental Information in Support of 10 CFR Part 70 Special Nuclear Material License Application	Rev. 0

Incorporated by Referenced Documents:

AP1000 DCD, Revision 19

Review Schedule

Key Milestones	Completion Date Actual - A Target - T
Application Tendered	03/27/08 - A
Acceptance Review
Acceptance Review Start	06/02/08 - A*
Docketing Decision Letter Issued/Acceptance Review Complete	07/31/08 - A
Review Schedule Established/Schedule Letter Issued to Applicant	09/26/08 - A
Safety Review
Phase A - Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) and Supplemental RAIs (Formerly Phase 1 and 2)	09/10/09 - A
Phase B - Advanced Final safety evaluation report (SER) without Open Items (Formerly Phase 4)	12/10/10 - A
Phase C - ACRS Review of Advanced Final SER (Formerly Phase 5)	03/26/11 - A
Phase D - Final SER (Formerly Phase 6)	08/17/11 - A
Environmental Review
Phase 1 - Scoping	07/15/09 - A
Phase 2 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)	04/16/10 - A
Phase 3 - Response to Public Comments on DEIS completed	08/10 - A
Phase 4 - Final Environmental Impact Statement	04/11 - A
Hearing
Mandatory Hearing Complete	03/30/12 - A
License
Commission decision on issuance of COL application	03/30/12 - A

* Acceptance review start date is consistent with the guidance provided in RIS 2008-01.

Final Safety Evaluation Report

The Final Safety Evaluation Report for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 & 3 Combined license application was issued on August 17, 2011.

Final Environmental Impact Statement

This section lists the final Environmental Impact Statement that the NRC has issued in review of the COL application that SCE&G submitted for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3.

Final Environmental Impact Statement (04/15/11)

Combined Licenses (COLs)

This section lists the COLs for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 were issued on March 30, 2012.

Construction Abandonment & COL Termination

On August 17, 2017, SCE&G announced abandonment and termination of construction. On January 29, 2019 both owners of VCSNS agreed to terminate the COL. On March 6, 2019, the COLs for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, were terminated.

NRC's acknowledgement of abandonment of construction (ML18108A265 & ML18107A081)
NRC's Virgil C. Summer COL Termination Letter (ML18198A299)

Contacts

For additional information regarding Virgil C. Summer, Units 2 and 3 COL Application, please Contact a Public Affairs Officer.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, March 06, 2026

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