CRANBERRY TWP — Westinghouse Electric Co. reached a more than $21 million settlement, avoiding corporate criminal prosecution for its role in failing to construct two nuclear units in South Carolina, although two former executives face federal criminal charges in the state.

Acting U.S. Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced a $21.25 million cooperation agreement with Westinghouse this week in connection with what DeHart's office called “criminal misconduct surrounding the failed construction of two new nuclear units at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant.”

As part of the settlement, Westinghouse will pay $5 million within 30 days to the South Carolina Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help ratepayers affected by the company's failure to complete a project, and will pay $16.25 million by July 2022 to the same program.

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