South Carolina’s abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project may restart as Santee Cooper seeks private companies to complete it, shifting risks from ratepayers.

Nearly a decade ago, the plug was pulled on the controversial VC Summer nuclear project just north of Columbia before any new power was generated.

Indiana Michigan Power already now has a full-scale nuclear plant in operation in Bridgeman. Although it is part of a proposed S-M-R project that could place units at the utility’s Rockport Plant in ...