The global investment firm that Santee Cooper picked to jumpstart the failed expansion of the V.C. Summer nuclear plant was given six weeks to kick the tires and check under the hood.

The review period ended Saturday, about 48 hours ahead of the state-owned utility’s Dec. 8 board meeting.

A closed-door discussion about the deal with Brookfield Asset Management is on the agenda for Monday morning, though no action items or votes are scheduled.

The following day, Santee Cooper’s CEO is scheduled to speak at a high-level energy summit in Columbia that will highlight the Palmetto State’s “emergence as proving ground for America’s next nuclear era” and “anchored by the V.C. Summer” reboot. The lineup of presenters also includes an executive from Brookfield.

Santee Cooper re-energized Sout

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