Federal officials are conducting a special inspection after damage to a nuclear reactor under construction in South Carolina.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says officials began their inspection Monday at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbia.
Earlier this month, the NRC says Chicago Bridge & Iron workers cut some rebar and damaged a containment vessel while drilling into concrete. Officials think the damage was minor but are concerned it took the contractor a week to report the damage to SCANA Corp., which owns a 55 percent stake in the new reactors.
The NRC says its inspectors will spend about a week at the site.
Two new reactors are under construction at Summer. SCANA officials did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
