Nuclear News Roundup Jul 29, 2017 Nuclear power's share of the UK's electricity generation mix was stable at 21% last year, according to statistics released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) yesterday. Nuclear generation rose 2% from 70 terawatt hours to 72 TWh in 2016 as nuclear plants had fewer planned and unplanned outages than in 2015. World-nuclear-news.org Toshiba Corporation has agreed to pay a maximum of $2.168 billion to South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper under its guarantee obligations for the two AP1000 reactors under construction at VC Summer in South Carolina. The project owners say the additional cost to complete the units is expected to exceed this amount. World-nuclear-news.org The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a confirmatory order to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to formally initiate a new round of corrective actions based on a lingering issue with the utility involving the work culture at its nuclear power plants, including Watts Bar, Browns Ferry and Sequoyah. Nuclearstreet.com Two companies developing a nuclear plant in South Carolina announced Monday they would end construction of the $14 billion project. Thehill.com
