Brookfield wants to revive a South Carolina megaproject failure known as ‘Nukegate.’ Can it succeed where others failed?

THINK BIG Nuclear option Brookfield wants to revive a South Carolina megaproject failure known as ‘Nukegate.’ Can it succeed where others failed? MATTHEW MCCLEARN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2026 Eight years after its purchase of Westinghouse, the Brookfield empire has expressed interest in resuming construction of the long-delayed Virgil C. Summer nuclear project in Jenkinsville, S.C. KAOLY GUTIERREZ/THE GLOBE AND MAIL COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER The Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, in a sparsely populated corner of Fairfield County, S.C., is a graveyard f…