By james art 
Columbia – Governor Henry McMaster uses his annual state address to support the growing efforts of the State House to revive the controversial expansion of the VC summer nuclear power plant, breathing new life in a project This was abandoned At the beginning of his term in a scandal.
In a joint address to the legislators on January 29, McMaster told the state that he believed that the revival of the project was probably the most essential avenue for dealing with the growing energy needs of South Carolina, while reviving the “Renaissance of Nuclear Energy” in the United States.
“This will provide America with sufficient, clean, sustainable energy for the future and will deter the challenges to our national security,” McMaster told lawmakers.
The proposal comes a few weeks after the CEO of State Utilities Santee Cooper, Jimmy Staton, told legislators that the company plans to request proposals from private buyers to restart work on unfinished reactors that which which which A report of 2024 By the Nuclear Council of South Carolina, found to be in “excellent condition”.
It also comes against the backdrop of a larger impetus for private companies such as Microsoft for private funding for the once-closed nuclear power plant to generate energy for their data center operations that have put enormous voltage on state energy networks. At the South Carolina State House, legislators such as the Republican Senator of Borfort Tom Davis insisted aggressively about the revival of the facility, telling colleagues that he was already in contact with several future participants within the site.
The VC summer project still carries luggage.
A joint project initiated by South Carolina Electric and GasThehe South Carolina Public Service Authority and Westinghouse in 2008, the VC Summer Expansion Project seeks to build two new reactors in an existing nuclear power plant in Fairfield County according to the newly adopted proposal called the Base View Law, which allows utility companies to reimburse the costs of Funding of nuclear construction by increasing taxiral tariffs.
In a scandal later called “nukegate”, a combination of corporate abuses and construction delays led to estimates to overcome billions of dollars, such as falling out, including the fall, including, including deprivation of senior leaders And increased electricity speeds that continue to this day.
Davis, who works for the adoption of legislation authorizing Santee Cooper to request offers for unsuccessful reactors, has admitted that the story to the legislators earlier during the day to approve of the effort as quickly as possible to provide the federal funding necessary to make Make the project possible to make the project a possible project possible to implement the project possible project possible to make the project a possible project for a possible project for a possible project in order to make the project a possible project to make the project a possible project.
“I understand it. This is a tainted advantage, “he told the legislators. This is an advantage they don’t want to touch. And frankly, so far, I think the reason for not touched is that they see as a failure, that they are afraid to take that risk again. ”
“We have a process to do it,” he added. “But there must be more urgency related to this in order for the private sector to come up with its offers.”
Other suggestions
McMaster, who has officially become the longest-time governor of the country earlier this month, has largely succeeded in applying his agenda after taking over the governor’s place in January 2017. The teacher pay increased by 56 percent of The beginning of his term. Income taxes have dropped by a complete percentage. But McMaster wants more.
In a speech, which largely sounded his budget performance earlier this month, McMaster has set out many priorities.
He called on legislators to continue to reduce income tax rates While “we cannot completely eliminate the tax on personal income income,” citing $ 1.8 billion unexpected new revenue this year.
He represses a proposal for the Ministry of Environmental Services to establish a difficult 90-day period for all permits, which some critics say is likely impossible. He also called for a major overhaul of the joint and several laws of liability, which still remain contradictory among some legislators in the state legislative body dominated by a lawyer.
“I ask the General Assembly to find a healthy solution,” he said. “What will provide accountability, security and fair compensation – Without harming our economy. ”
Reactions
In the video of the democratic response to McMaster’s speech, senator Margi Bright Matthew, D-Walterboro, immediately sparked him in the absence of accountability in the cabinets of the state cashier. $ 1.8 billion accounting error and called the Governor’s points about the economy and fiscal success of South Carolina.
Matthew criticizes the state’s desire for private school vouchers, calling on the governor to “fully fund our public schools – something that South Carolina has neglected for decades.” She added that the use of revenue from lottery funding for scholarships would harm South Carolina’s chance to maintain a “well -educated workforce”.
She emphasized the need to protect the insured business and injured citizens and said that the state should set restrictions on the increase in coverage. She acknowledged the bilateral efforts from her colleagues senators and members of the Chamber to bring jobs and opportunities for the economic development of the state.