Exhibit 10.01

Execution Version

ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY, FOR ITSELF AND
AS AGENT FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE
AUTHORITY, AS OWNER

AND

A CONSORTIUM CONSISTING OF WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
COMPANY LLC AND STONE & WEBSTER, INC., AS CONTRACTOR

FOR

AP1000 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

DATED AS OF MAY 23, 2008

ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

This ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of the 23rd day of May, 2008 (the "Effective Date"), by and between SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY ("SCE&G"), for itself and as agent for the South Carolina Public Service Authority, a body corporate and politic created by the laws of South Carolina ("Santee Cooper") pursuant to the Limited Agency Agreement between SCE&G and Santee Cooper dated May 23, 2008 attached hereto as Exhibit V (the "Limited Agency Agreement"); and a consortium consisting of WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having a place of business in Monroeville, Pennsylvania ("Westinghouse"), and STONE & WEBSTER, INC., a Louisiana corporation having a place of business in Charlotte, North Carolina ("Stone & Webster"). Except where the context otherwise requires, Westinghouse and Stone & Webster hereinafter are individually referred to as a "Consortium Member" and collectively as "Contractor". Without limiting the authority of SCE&G to act as agent on behalf of Santee Cooper as provided in Section 3.6(a) hereof, references herein to "Owner" shall mean each of SCE&G and Santee Cooper. Owner and Contractor may be referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties".

RECITALS

WHEREAS , Owner desires to develop, license, procure and have constructed a nuclear-fueled electricity generation facility;

WHEREAS , Westinghouse is engaged in the business of designing, developing and supplying commercial nuclear facilities and has developed a pressurized water Nuclear Power Plant known as the AP1000 (the "AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant") for which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Standard Design Certification in the form of a rule set forth in Appendix D to 10 C.F.R. Part 52;

WHEREAS , Stone & Webster is engaged in the business of designing and constructing industrial and power generation facilities;

WHEREAS , Westinghouse and Stone & Webster desire to assist Owner in the licensing of and to design, engineer, procure, construct, and test one or two AP1000 Nuclear Power Plants and related facilities, structures and improvements at the V.C. Summer station;

WHEREAS , Owner and Contractor now desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for, among other things, the design, engineering, procurement and installation of equipment and materials, and construction and testing of the Facility;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the recitals, the mutual promises herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the Parties acknowledge, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, stipulate and agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning is intended. These definitions may be supplemented by any definitions contained in any of the documents incorporated by reference herein, but in case of any conflict or inconsistencies, the definitions set forth below shall prevail:

"AAA" means the American Arbitration Association.

"Additional Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 22.4(d).

"AEA" means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.

"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Party, any other Person that (a) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, the Party, (b) is owned or controlled by the Party, or (c) is under common ownership or control with the Party, where "o wn " means ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity interests or rights to distributions on account of equity of the Party and " control " means the power to direct the management or policies of the Party, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

"Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above and shall include all Exhibits, and amendments hereto (including Change Orders).

"Ancillary Facilities" means the facilities, structures and improvements at the Site that are within Contractor's Scope of Work as provided in Exhibit A but are not part of a Unit.

"AP1000 Facility Information" means the information within Contractor's Scope of Work, in the form of electronic databases, documents, and drawings that pertain to Facility design, engineering, licensing, analysis, installation, performance, testing, operation and maintenance and shall be maintained by Contractor. Collectively, this information, either directly or by reference, shall reflect the current approved AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant associated with Contractor's Scope of Work at any point in time. A portion of this information, as defined in Exhibit A , shall be provided to Owner via an Information Management System (IMS).

"AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

"Arbitral Panel" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.5(b).

"Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United States Code.

"Business Day" means every calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday recognized by the State of South Carolina.

"CCIP" has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(a).

"Chairman" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.5(b).

"Change" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

"Change Dispute" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.2.

"Change Dispute Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.2.

"Change in Law" means (a) any adoption or change, after the Effective Date, of or in the judicial or administrative interpretation of any Laws (excluding any Laws relating to net income Taxes), which is inconsistent or at variance with any Laws in effect on the Effective Date, (b) the imposition after the Effective Date of any requirement for a new Governmental Approval or (c) the imposition after the Effective Date of any condition or requirement (except for any conditions or requirements which result from the acts or omissions of Contractor or any Subcontractor) not required as of the Effective Date affecting the issuance, renewal or extension of any Government Approval; that, in each case, is germane to the obligations of the Parties set forth in this Agreement.

"Change Order" means the written agreement regarding a Change contemplated by Section 9.4.

"Claim" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.1.

"Combined License" or "COL" means the combined construction and operating license issued pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 52 for the Facility.

"Combined License Application" or "COLA" means the COL application for the Facility at the Site that has been submitted to the NRC, as such application may be updated or changed from time to time.

"Consortium Member" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Construction and Installation Tests" means the tests conducted as provided in Section 11.2.

"Construction Equipment" means equipment, machinery, materials and/or test equipment used in the excavation, civil work, mechanical/electrical installation and/or testing of the Facility, until such equipment is no longer needed for tasks associated with Contractor's Scope of Work, and which shall not become a permanent part of the Facility.

"Contract Price" means the sum of the Firm Price, Fixed Price, Target Price and the Time and Materials Charges as set forth in Exhibit H .

"Contractor" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Contractor Disclosable Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.3(a).

"Contractor Interests" means Contractor and its (or their) members, and its (or their) respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, including any tier of the foregoing, its (or their) Subcontractors (including suppliers) of any tier, and employees of all the foregoing, this being limited to any activity connected in any way with this Agreement.

"Contractor Non-Disclosable Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.3(a).

"Contractor Permits" means the Governmental Approvals identified as Contractor Permits in Exhibit C.

"Contractor's Project Director" means the Person whom Contractor designates in writing to administer this Agreement on behalf of Contractor.

"Costs" has the meaning set forth in Exhibit K .

"Credit Rating" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(b).

"Day" as used in the Agreement means a calendar day and includes Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

"Delay Liquidated Damages" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.

"Design Control Document" or "DCD" means the revision of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant Design Control Document, APP-GW-GL-700, that is in effect as of the Effective Date.

"Documentation" means the documents that Contractor has agreed to provide in its Scope of Work as set forth in Exhibit A .

"DOE" means the U.S. Department of Energy and its staff.

"Effective Date" means the date of this Agreement first above written.

"Employment Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 26.1.

"Equipment" means machinery, computer hardware and its associated software, apparatus, components, articles, materials, systems and structures, and items of any kind that shall become a permanent part of the Facility to be provided by Contractor to Owner under this Agreement, but excluding the Nuclear Fuel.

"Equipment Warranty" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a)(i).

"Exhibit" means each one of the documents Exhibit A through W annexed to this Agreement.

"Existing Confidentiality Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.2(c)(i).

"Extended Equipment Warranty" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.5.

"Extended Equipment Warranty Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.5.

"Facility" means the Unit or Units and the Ancillary Facilities, and is more fully described in Exhibit A .

"Facility Documentation" means the Documentation of the applicable Consortium Member plus , if not included within the Documentation, material and information within the possession or control of such Consortium Member or its Subcontractors and that Consortium Member has the right to transfer, sublicense or pass-through, that is reasonably necessary for a Qualified Entity to engage in the Unit Completion Purposes required to achieve the equivalent of Substantial Completion in relation to the Facility, including, without limitation, any listing and/or description of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant’s functional, operational and performance capabilities, all user, operator, system administrator, technical, support and other manuals, and listings of functional specifications, help files, flow charts, logic diagrams, accepted and as built plans, if any, blueprints, architectural and engineering drawings; in each case whether written, printed, electronic, or other format . Facility Documentation does not include software or its associated documentation that is the subject of Exhibit M-1 , Software License.

"Facility Manuals" means those manuals provided by Contractor for use by the Operator in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Facility.

"Facility Purposes" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.2(b)(i).

"Field Change" means a non-material change made to support installation that does not require a change to P&IDs, one-line electrical diagrams or the equipment arrangement drawings. Field changes are not contrary to the COL or the DCD, and are determined through a technical evaluation not to adversely affect the form, fit or function of the system, structure or component.

"Final Completion" means that a Unit has achieved all the conditions set forth in Section 12.6.

"Final Completion Punch List" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.

"Final Payment Invoice" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.

"Firm Price" means the portion of the Contract Price that is identified as Firm Price in Exhibit H as adjusted pursuant to Articles 7 and 9 and Exhibit J .

"First Wave Customers" means Owner, Southern Company and its Affiliates, Duke Energy Corporation and its Affiliates, and Progress Energy, Inc. and its Affiliates.

"Fixed Price" means the portion of the Contract Price that is identified as Fixed Price in Exhibit H , as adjusted pursuant to Article 9, but which is not subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 7.

"Full Notice to Proceed" means the written notice that Owner gives to Contractor authorizing Contractor to proceed with the remainder of the Work, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.2(b).

"G&A" means Stone & Webster's general and administrative costs as set forth in Exhibit G.

"Good Industry Practices" means any of the practices, methods, standards and acts engaged in and generally acceptable to the nuclear power industry in the United States that, at a particular time, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time a decision

was made could have been expected to accomplish the desired result consistent with good business practices, reliability, economy and safety.

"Government Approval" means any authorization, consent, approval, clearance, license, ruling, permit, tariff, certification, exemption, filing, variance, order, judgment, no-action or no-objection certificate, certificate, decree, decision, declaration or publication of, notices to, confirmation or exemption from, or registration by or with any Government Authority relating to the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, financing, completion, ownership or operation of the Facility.

"Government Authority" means any federal, state, county, city, local, municipal, foreign or other government or quasi-governmental authority or any department, agency, subdivision, court or other tribunal of any of the foregoing that has jurisdiction over Owner, Contractor, the Facility or the activities that are the subject of this Agreement.

"Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date" for a Unit means the date set forth for such event in the Project Schedule as such date may be extended due to a Change or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.

"Hazardous Materials" means any substance or material regulated or governed by any Governmental Authority, or any substance, emission or material now or hereafter deemed by any court or Government Authority having jurisdiction to be a "regulated substance", "hazardous substance", "toxic substance", "pesticide", "hazardous waste", or any similar classification, including by reason of deleterious properties, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, or reproductive toxicity, and shall include those substances defined as a "source", "special nuclear" or "by-product" material pursuant to Section 11 of the AEA (42 U.S.C. Section 2014 et seq .) and those substances defined as "residual radioactive material" in Section 101 of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. Sections 7901 et seq .).

"Hold Point" means a critical step in a manufacturing or testing process beyond which Contractor or a Subcontractor cannot proceed except pursuant to the provisions in Section 5.6.

"House Loads" means those loads which receive power from the low voltage side of the main step-up transformer and the unit auxiliary transformers.

"Industry Codes and Standards" means the codes and standards set forth in Exhibit N .

"Insolvent" means, with respect to a Person, that such Person (i) makes any general assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors, (ii) files a petition or otherwise commences, authorizes, defaults as to or acquiesces in the commencement of a case, petition, proceeding or cause of action under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the protection of debtors or creditors, or has such a case, petition, proceeding or cause of action involuntarily filed or commenced against it and such case, petition, proceeding or cause of action is not withdrawn or dismissed within sixty (60) Days after such filing, (iii) otherwise becomes adjudicated a debtor in bankruptcy or insolvent (however evidenced), (iv) is unable (or admits in writing its inability) generally to pay its debts as they become due, (v) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, acquisition, amalgamation or merger), (vi) has a resolution passed

for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, acquisition, amalgamation or merger), (vii) seeks, or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, assignee, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar entity or official for all or substantially all of its assets, (viii) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all of its assets or has a distress, levy, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all of its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within sixty (60) Days thereafter, (ix) causes or is subject to any event with respect to which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, said event has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (i) to (viii) (inclusive); or (x) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.

"Invitees" means, with respect to a Person, such personnel or other Persons as have been permitted entry onto the Site by such Person.

"ITAAC" means the NRC inspections, tests and analyses and their associated acceptance criteria which are approved and issued for the Facility pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 52.97(b)(1).

"Joint Test Working Group" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b).

"Labor Shortage" means that the number of appropriately skilled, qualified, trained and experienced personnel sufficient to maintain the Project Schedule is not available at cost acceptable to Owner where the Work is to be completed.

"Law" means (a) any constitution, statute, law, rule, regulation, code, treaty, ordinance, judgment, decree, writ, order, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of or determination by, or any binding interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Government Authority, whether now or hereafter in effect or (b) any requirements or conditions on or with respect to the issuance, maintenance or renewal of any Government Approval or applications therefore, whether now or hereafter in effect.

"Licensing Basis" means the NRC requirements applicable to the Facility as set forth in, until such time as the COL is issued, the DCD and, upon its issuance, the COL.

"Lien" means any lien, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, charge, security interest, option, right of first refusal, other defect in title or other restriction of any kind or nature.

"Limited Agency Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Limited Notice to Proceed" means the written notice that Owner gives to Contractor authorizing Contractor to proceed with the Work in a limited manner in accordance with Section 3.2(a).

"Long Lead Material Payment" means the initial payment equal to seventy million dollars (($70,000,000) received by Contractor from Owner for the reactor vessel, reactor vessel

internals, steam generators, reactor coolant pumps, pressurizer, accumulator tanks, core make-up tanks, passive RHR heat exchanger, reactor coolant loop hot leg, squib valves, control rod drive mechanisms, integrated head package, containment vessel and CA 20 modules.

"Maintenance Procedures" means the procedures, written or electronic, required to perform predictive, corrective, and preventive maintenance of the Facility systems, components and structures, and those procedures required for calibration and testing of instrumentation and measurement systems and other components that are required for operation and maintenance of the Facility.

"Major Equipment" means the following equipment: steam generators, reactor vessel and reactor vessel head, control rod drive mechanisms, main turbine, main turbine generator, turbine deaerator, reactor coolant pumps, containment vessel, cooling towers, main turbine condenser, reactor internals, main step-up transformers, pressurizer, diesel generators, feedwater pumps, circulating water pumps, polar crane, core makeup tanks, moisture separator reheaters, and any other equipment for which the contract(s) with the Subcontractor is for an amount in excess of $10,000,000 or that Owner and Contractor agree shall be designated as Major Equipment.

“Major Equipment Purchase Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(i).

“Major Equipment Vendor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c)(i).

"Major Subcontract" means a contract with a Major Subcontractor.

"Major Subcontractor" means the Subcontractors (or category of Subcontractors) identified on Exhibit P-1 . For the avoidance of doubt, Major Subcontractors may include, but are not limited to, suppliers of Major Equipment.

"Mandatory Spare Parts" means those items to be identified in Exhibit A as Mandatory Spare Parts and required to support initial plant startup and to perform routine maintenance of the Equipment during the first two (2) years of plant operation.

"Maximum Liability Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 17.2.

"Member" has the meaning set forth in Section 27.5(b).

"Milestone" means an event or series of events in the execution of the Work as set forth in Exhibit F-1 .

"Milestone Payment" means the payment due with respect to a completed Milestone.

"Milestone Payment Schedule" means the Milestone Payment Schedule set forth in Exhibit F-1 .

"Net Unit Electrical Output" means the electrical power of the Unit measured at the high side of the step-up transformer, with the conditions as stated in Exhibit L .

"Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.6.

"Net Unit Electrical Output Test" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5(b).

"NRC" means the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its staff.

"Non-Standard Plant" means the portions of the Facility that are not part of the Standard Plant.

"Nuclear Fuel" means fabricated nuclear fuel and services meeting the principal design requirements referenced in the DCD.

"Nuclear Incident" means any occurrence that causes bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or loss of or damage to property, or loss of use of property, arising out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous properties of source material, special nuclear material, or by‑product material which is used in connection with the operation of the Facility. "Source material", "special nuclear material", and "by‑product material", as applicable to this Agreement shall have those meanings assigned by the AEA.

"NuStart" means NuStart Energy Development, LLC.

"OCIP" has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(a).

"Operating Procedures" means the procedures, written or electronic, required to operate the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant under normal, abnormal, emergency, shutdown, or startup conditions.

"Operational Cycle" means, as to the first such cycle, the time period from the first fueling of a Unit until the Unit has achieved the conditions required to be met for performance of the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee after the first Nuclear Fuel reload, and for subsequent cycles, the time period from the end of an Operational Cycle until the beginning of the next one. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing does not mean that the Net Unit Electrical Output Test shall be re-performed at the end of an Operational Cycle.

"Operator" means Operator of a Unit and/or the Facility, it being understood that Contractor shall not be deemed to be the Operator of a Unit and/or the Facility under any circumstances.

"Optional Spare Parts" means those items that may be required to perform major maintenance of the Equipment, such as periodic overhaul, or that could fail based on industry experience and for which replacement parts may require longer lead times to obtain from the original equipment manufacturers.

"OSHA" has the meaning set forth in Section 23.3.

"OSHA Standards" has the meaning set forth in Section 23.3(b).

"Other Customer" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

"Owner" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Owner Letter of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(d).

"Owner Permits" means the Government Approvals identified as Owner Permits in Exhibit C .

"Owner's Engineer" means the Person(s) designated by Owner to perform services for Owner in connection with the Facility and solely for Facility Purposes, who is (are) subject to the prior written approval of Contractor (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and who has entered into a non-disclosure agreement with Owner relative to Facility Documentation, substantially on the terms of Exhibit O-1 . Notwithstanding the above, no written approval is required from Contractor for Owner to designate an Owner’s Engineer in the event of a termination of the Agreement under Section 22.2(a).

"Owner's Project Director" means the Person who Owner designates in writing to act on behalf of Owner under this Agreement.

"P&IDs" means piping and instrumentation diagrams.

"Party" and "Parties" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Payment Plan" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).

"Performance Bonus" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3.

"Performance Liquidated Damages" means the liquidated damages paid pursuant to Section 13.2 for failure to meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee.

"Performance Liquidated Damages Cap" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.

"Performance Test" means the tests conducted as provided in Section 11.5.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or Government Authority.

"Personnel" means, with respect to a Person, such Person's employees, officers, directors, agents, personnel, representatives, subcontractors of any tier (including, for Contractor, its Subcontractors), vendors and any other third party independent contractors with whom such Person has contracted.

"Phase I" means the portion of the Work described in Section 3.2(a).

"Phase II" means the portion of the Work described in Section 3.2(b).

"PQAP" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

"PQAPIP" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

"Preoperational Test Completion" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(b).

"Preoperational Test Group" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b).

"Preoperational Tests" means the tests conducted as provided in Section 11.3.

"Price Adjustment Provisions" means the terms set forth in Article 7 and Exhibit J .

"Prime Rate" means, as of a particular date, the prime rate of interest as published on that date in The Wall Street Journal, and generally defined therein as "the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation's 30 largest banks." If The Wall Street Journal is not published on a date for which the interest rate must be determined, the prime interest rate shall be the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the nearest-preceding date on which The Wall Street Journal was published. If The Wall Street Journal discontinues publishing a prime rate, the prime interest rate shall be the prime rate announced publicly from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. or its successor.

"Pro Rata Profit" means the portion of the Profit that is associated with a specific portion of the Work.

"Profit" means the aggregate of the Profit for each Consortium Member for each element of the Contract Price as determined pursuant to Section H.2.7 of Exhibit H as of the Effective Date.

"Project Execution Plan" means the plan to be developed by Contractor and approved by Owner as provided in Section 3.5(h) setting forth the processes and procedures that shall enable the Work to be managed in an effective and efficient manner and in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.

"Project Schedule" means the schedule of key dates for completion of the Work as set forth in Exhibit E .

"Proprietary Data" means the terms of this Agreement and any and all information, data, software, matter or thing of a secret, confidential or private nature relating to the business of the disclosing Party or its Affiliates, including matters of a technical nature (such as know-how, processes, data and techniques), matters of a business nature (such as information about costs, profits, markets, sales, customers, suppliers, the Parties' contractual dealings with each other and the projects that are the subject-matter thereof), matters of a proprietary nature (such as information about patents, patent applications, copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks), other information of a similar nature, and any other information which has been derived from the foregoing information by the receiving Party; provided, however, that Proprietary Data shall not include information which: (a) is legally in possession of the receiving Party prior to receipt thereof from the other Party; (b) the receiving Party can show by suitable evidence to have been independently developed by the receiving Party or its employees, consultants, affiliates or agents; (c) enters the public domain through no fault of the receiving Party or others within its control; (d) is disclosed to the receiving Party, without restriction or breach of an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party or (e) is legally required to be disclosed; provided that the receiving Party subject to such a requirement uses its reasonable best efforts to notify the other Party of any request or subpoena for the production of any Proprietary Data and provides such Party with an opportunity to resist such a request or subpoena.

"Qualified Entity" has the meaning set forth in Exhibit M-2.

"Quality Assurance Program" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

"Ready for Performance Test Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5(c).

"Ready for Startup Test Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(c).

"Recipient" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.2(c)(i).

"Recoverable Costs" has the meaning described in Exhibit K .

"Sales Tax" means any sales, use or similar tax imposed on Contractor, any Subcontractor or Owner with respect to the Work by any Government Authority.

"Santee Cooper" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"SCE&G" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Scope of Work" means the scope of work and supply and division of responsibilities between Owner and Contractor set forth in Exhibit A .

"Screening Measures" has the meaning set forth in Section 24.1.

"Services" means all labor, transportation, packaging, storage, designing, drawing, creating, engineering, demolition, Site preparation, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, installation, testing, equipping, verification, training, procurement, Documentation, licenses to intellectual property or otherwise and other work, services and actions (including pursuant to any warranty obligations) to be performed by Contractor hereunder (whether at the Site or otherwise) in connection with, or relating to, the Facility (or any component thereof, including any Equipment).

"Services Warranty" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.

"Services Warranty Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.

"SGA" means Westinghouse's sales, general and administrative costs developed as provided in Section H.2.5 of Exhibit H .

"Shaw" means The Shaw Group, Inc.

"Site" means the premises (or portion thereof) owned or leased by Owner on which the Facility shall be located, and including any construction laydown areas, as more specifically described in Exhibit R .

"Software" has the meaning set forth in Exhibit M .

"Specifications" means the design specifications and drawings, and changes thereto, prepared by Contractor or its Subcontractors for the design, engineering and construction of the Facility.

"SSDs" has the meaning set forth in Section 19.3(b)(viii).

"Standard Equipment Warranty Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1(a)(ii).

"Standard Plant" means the plant design features and buildings or structures in the scope of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant certification as shown in the DCD Site Plan, Figure 1.2-2.

"Startup Test Completion" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3(b).

"Startup Test Group" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(b).

"Startup Tests" means the tests conducted as provided in Section 11.4.

"Stone & Webster" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Stone & Webster Bond" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(b).

"Subcontract" means any contract, purchase order or other writing between Contractor and any Subcontractor under which the Subcontractor performs or provides any portion of the Work.

"Subcontractor" means (a) any Person other than Contractor performing or providing any portion of the Work, whether hired directly by Contractor or by a Person hired by Contractor and including every tier of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and so forth, and (b) any Person providing or supplying all or a portion of the equipment or materials and supplies required by any Person performing or providing any portion of the Work to perform or provide the Work, whether or not incorporated into the Facility, including, any materialman, vendor or supplier, whether hired directly by Contractor or by a Person hired by Contractor and including every tier of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and so forth.

"Substantial Completion" means that a Unit shall have achieved all the conditions set forth in Section 12.4.

"Substantial Completion Date" means the date on which Substantial Completion has occurred.

"Target Price" means the portion of the Contract Price identified as Target Price as set forth in Exhibit H , and as such amount is adjusted pursuant to the terms hereof.

"Target Price Basis" means that Contractor shall be compensated for the charges for Personnel, Services and Equipment, materials and other expenses pursuant to Section H.2.2. of Exhibit H .

"Target Price Work" means Work performed on a Target Price Basis.

"Taxes" means all present and future license, documentation, recording and registration fees, all taxes (including income, gross receipts, unincorporated business income, payroll, sales, use, personal property (tangible and intangible), real estate, excise and stamp taxes), levies, imports, duties, assessments, fees (customs or otherwise), charges and withholdings of any nature whatsoever, and all penalties, fines, additions to tax, and interest imposed by any Government Authority.

"Technical Support" includes providing qualified manpower and furnishing of technical guidance, advice and counsel with respect to Owner or its Personnel at the Site, and includes recommending a course of action with respect to Owner's operation of a Unit or the Facility based upon current design, engineering, construction and testing practices, but does not include or require any supervision, regulation, control, arbitration or measurement of Owner's Personnel.

"Termination Costs" means with respect to a termination under Section 22.3, 22.4, or 22.5, the aggregate of the following costs: (a) for Westinghouse, (i) the Recoverable Costs, not yet paid, that were incurred by Westinghouse prior to the date of notice of termination and (ii) the Recoverable Costs incurred by Westinghouse to bring the Work to an orderly conclusion, including the costs to demobilize and cancel Equipment or material orders placed, and including but not limited to cancellation charges paid by Westinghouse to third parties plus (iii) SGA and Pro Rata Profit on the amounts in (i) and (ii), and (b) for Stone & Webster, (i) any amounts, not yet paid, that are due for Work performed by Stone & Webster prior to the date of notice of termination and (ii) charges on a Time and Materials Basis incurred by Stone & Webster to bring the Work to an orderly conclusion, including the costs to demobilize and cancel Equipment or material orders placed, and including but not limited to cancellation charges paid by Stone & Webster to third parties. All such expenses, proceeds and payment shall be substantiated by documentation reasonably satisfactory to Owner and subject to audit as set forth in Article 25.

"Third Party Claim" means any claim, demand or cause of action of every kind and character by any Person other than Owner or Contractor.

"Threshold Amount" means (i) for a monetary Claim, that a Party has in good faith alleged that such Claim involves an amount in controversy of greater than Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and/or (ii) for a Claim involving an adjustment to the Project Schedule, that a Party has in good faith alleged that such Claim involves an adjustment to the Project Schedule in excess of seventy-five (75) Days. If a Claim alleges both an amount and adjustment to the Project Schedule in controversy, such Claim will fall below the Threshold Amount only if both (i) the amount in controversy is equal to or less than Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and (ii) the adjustment to the Project Schedule in controversy is equal to or less than seventy-five (75) Days.

"Time and Materials Basis" means that Contractor shall be compensated for the charges for Personnel and Equipment, materials and other expenses pursuant to Section H.2.3 of Exhibit H , using the rates and charges in Exhibit G .

"Time and Materials Charges" means the portion of the Contract Price identified as Time and Materials Charges, as set forth in Exhibit H .

"Time and Materials Work" means Work performed on a Time and Materials Basis.

"Toshiba" means Toshiba Corporation.

"Turnover" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).

"Uncontrollable Circumstance" means any event or condition beyond the reasonable control of a Party despite its reasonable efforts to prevent, avoid, delay or mitigate such acts, events or occurrences, which prevents, impacts or delays a Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to the following:

(a)      An act of God, including landslide, lightning, earthquake, fire, explosion, storm, flood, unusual or severe weather conditions, including hurricanes, tornadoes; and any precautionary actions taken in connection therewith;

(b)    Acts of a public enemy, war, blockade, embargo, insurrection, riot or civil disturbance, sabotage or similar occurrence or any exercise of the power of eminent domain, police power, any act of terrorism, epidemic, condemnation or other taking by or on behalf of any public, quasi-public or private entity; any strike or other concerted labor actions; and any precautionary action or evacuation taken in connection with any of the foregoing;

(c)    The suspension, termination, interruption, denial, delay in obtaining or failure of renewal or issuance of any Government Approval relating in any way to the Work or operation of the Facility that is not the result of willful or negligent action by the Party claiming the Uncontrollable Circumstance;

(d)    An order or other action by a Government Authority that is not the result of willful or negligent action by the Party claiming the Uncontrollable Circumstance;

(e)    Labor Shortage; provided; however, the circumstances described in the definition of Labor Shortage shall not be considered a "Labor Shortage" to the extent they are the result of Contractor's failure to take commercially reasonable steps to plan for the needed work force in advance of the project staffing (e.g., prepare estimates of the labor requirements and advertise, recruit and train in accordance with industry practices); or

(f)    Delays due to accidents in shipping or transportation provided that such accidents are not the result of negligence or willful misconduct by the Party claiming Uncontrollable Circumstance.

Westinghouse’s obligations under those certain “Preferential Rights Agreements”, each of which requires that Westinghouse give preference to the completion date for an AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant facility of another customer upon the occurrence of certain procedures as set forth therein, shall not constitute an Uncontrollable Circumstance.

"Unit" means each AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant to be constructed hereunder at the Site. "First Unit" or "Unit 2" refers to the first such Unit to be constructed and "Second Unit" or "Unit 3" refers to the second such Unit to be constructed.

"Unit Completion Purposes" has the meaning set forth in Exhibit M-2 .

"Unit Mechanical Completion" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(a).

"Warranties" means the obligations of Contractor under Article 14.

"Warranty" refers to either the Equipment Warranty or the Services Warranty, as the case may be.

"Warranty Period" means the Standard Equipment Warranty Period or Extended Equipment Warranty Period, as applicable.

"Westinghouse" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

"Westinghouse Bond" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(c).

"Whistleblower Provisions" has the meaning set forth in Section 24.4.

"Witness Point" means a critical step in a manufacturing or testing process that is subject to witnessing by Owner or its authorized representative in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.6.

"Work" means the supervision, labor, Services, material, equipment, tools, vehicles, transportation, storage, design, engineering, procurement, site preparation, construction, installation, equipping, testing, and other things and actions to be supplied by or through Contractor necessary to furnish and install the Facility at the Site consistent with Contractor's Scope of Work and necessary to bring the Unit(s) to Final Completion subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2 – INTERPRETATION

A.      Titles, headings, and subheadings of the various articles and paragraphs of this Agreement are used for convenience only and shall not be deemed to be a part thereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

B.      Words importing the singular only shall also include the plural and vice versa where the context requires. Words in the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine gender and vice versa .

C.      Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a document shall mean such document as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

D.      Unless otherwise stated, any reference to a party shall include its successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Government Authority shall include any entity succeeding to its functions

E.      Wherever a provision is made in this Agreement for the giving of notice, consent or approval by any person, such notice, consent or approval shall be in writing, and the word "notify" shall be construed accordingly.

F.      This Agreement and the documentation to be supplied hereunder shall be in the English language.

G.      Unless the context requires otherwise, with regard to general oversight of the Work, review of the drawings and Specifications and other documents, access to the Site and Work and other similar rights of Owner, the term Owner shall mean the Owner's Project Director or his designee. Unless the context requires otherwise any reference contained herein to this Agreement or any other agreement or any schedule, Exhibit or attachment hereto or thereto shall mean this Agreement or such other agreement or such schedules, Exhibits and attachments, as they may be amended or supplemented, unless otherwise stated.

H.      Words and abbreviations not otherwise defined in this Agreement which have well-known nuclear industry meanings in the United States are used in this Agreement in accordance with those recognized meanings.

I.      Neither Contractor nor Owner shall assert or claim a presumption disfavoring the other by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was drafted primarily by legal counsel for the other, and this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by Owner and Contractor and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

J.      In the event the due date for any payment falls on a day that is not a Business Day, payment shall be due on the next Business Day.

ARTICLE 3      – SCOPE OF WORK

3.1      General . Contractor shall perform the Work identified as Contractor's responsibility in the Scope of Work ( Exhibit A ). The Work shall be performed in two phases, as more fully described in Section 3.2. Owner, as licensee under the COL, shall be ultimately responsible for the execution of all obligations and responsibilities under such COL; provided, however, that the Parties agree and acknowledge that Owner’s responsibility under the COL does not relieve Contractor of any its obligations and responsibilities in the performance of Contractor’s Work under the Agreement as described more fully herein.

3.2      Phases of the Work .

(a)      Phase I . Phase I of the Work shall consist of Contractor's engineering support and other services required by Owner to support Owner's licensing efforts for the Facility (including receipt of approvals from the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina), continuation of design work (other than design work performed under the NuStart program), project management, engineering and administrative support to procure long lead time Equipment, the procurement of long lead time Equipment, construction mobilization and Site preparation work, all as more specifically described in Exhibit A . Phase I shall commence upon the Effective Date and shall continue until the earlier of issuance of the Full Notice to Proceed or termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 22; provided, however, that Phase I Site Work must be authorized by Owner pursuant to one or more Limited Notices to Proceed. By mutual agreement of the Parties as set forth in a Change Order issued pursuant to Article 9, additional Site Work identified as part of Phase II in the Scope of Work may be moved to Phase I and authorized by Owner to proceed by means of an additional Limited Notice to Proceed. In the event that any Phase I Work that was commenced under separate

purchase orders between Owner and one or both of the Consortium Members (the "Purchase Orders") remains to be completed as of the Effective Date, then as of June 1, 2008, the Purchase Orders shall be terminated and the remaining work thereunder will be subsumed by this Agreement.

(b)      Phase II . Phase II of the Work shall consist of the remainder of the Work as described in Exhibit A , to commence upon issuance of a notice (the "Full Notice to Proceed") and to continue until Final Completion unless the Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with Article 22. The Parties acknowledge that the Full Notice to Proceed will not be issued unless and until the COL is received.

3.3      Project Schedule .

(a)      A Project Schedule is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit E . The Project Schedule includes milestones for key activities, such as the placement of orders for long lead-time Equipment. Contractor shall update the Project Schedule quarterly prior to the commencement of on-Site construction work and monthly thereafter to reflect the most current information concerning the scheduled Milestones and provide the updated Project Schedule to Owner for its review and comment. Contractor shall, to the extent such matters are within its reasonable control, allocate resources and place Equipment orders in such a manner that will enable Contractor to meet the agreed date for Substantial Completion of the Units as shown in the Project Schedule. Except as otherwise permitted hereunder, Contractor shall not take any action to give priority to the requested completion date of another customer for an AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant required under a contract between Contractor and such customer if, by taking such action to give priority to such other customer, Contractor shall not be able to meet the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date of a Unit. Subject to the preceding sentences, Changes to the Guaranteed Substantial Completion date(s) shall be in accordance with Article 9 of this Agreement.

(b)      If Owner desires to cancel the Second Unit, it shall provide written notice of such intent to Contractor on or before issuance of the Full Notice to Proceed. The Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates of the First Unit and Second Unit are April 1, 2016, and January 1, 2019, respectively. The nuclear island concrete basemat shall be poured prior to December 31, 2013 on both Units. The Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates are based on a Full Notice to Proceed being received no later than fifty-four (54) months prior to the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for the First Unit, at which time first safety-related concrete must be placed. Prior to placing the first safety-related concrete, preparatory work, including the mud mat and rebar placement must be performed. Should the NRC review schedule for the COLA not support this schedule, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9. In preparing such Change Order, the Parties will work toward the goal of maintaining the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates as stated above.

3.4      Not Used .

3.5      Contractor Responsibilities .

(a)      Industry Standards . Subject to Article 9, Contractor shall perform and complete its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with applicable Laws, this Agreement, Industry Codes and Standards, and Good Industry Practices. In the event of any conflict between any of the authorities in the foregoing sentence, applicable Laws shall control over the terms of this Agreement, Good Industry Practices and Industry Codes and Standards; the terms of this Agreement shall control over Good Industry Practices and Industry Codes and Standards; and Industry Codes and Standards shall control over Good Industry Practices

(b)      Contractor's Key Personnel . Exhibit B contains a chart of Contractor's intended organization for its performance under this Agreement, including those positions to be designated as "key" management for the performance of the Work. For such key management positions, Contractor shall provide Owner with the resumes of the persons filling such positions for Owner's approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Once Owner has approved any such person, Contractor shall not remove such person for its key management position described in Exhibit B without Owner's consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. If at any time during the performance of the Work, any of Contractor's personnel becomes, for any reason, unacceptable to Owner, then, upon notice from Owner, Contractor shall replace such unacceptable individual with an individual reasonably acceptable to Owner. Contractor's Project Director shall act as Contractor's liaison with Owner and shall have the authority to administer and manage this Agreement on behalf of Contractor, subject to any limitations on such authority notified by Contractor to Owner in writing.

(c)      AP1000 Facility Information . The AP1000 Facility Information shall be controlled and maintained by Contractor for such period of time as is required pursuant to Contractor's Quality Assurance Program or, for information not covered by such Quality Assurance Program in accordance with Contractor’s document retention procedures. The AP1000 Facility Information shall contain Facility deliverable documents and information, either directly or by reference. A means to access and print out documentation and information in the AP1000 Facility Information shall be made available to Owner through an information management system. Documentation required to be provided to Owner as set forth in Exhibit A shall be provided in accordance with the Project Schedule.

(d)      Control of Work . Contractor shall be solely responsible for all construction means, methods, techniques, sequences, procedures, safety and quality assurance, and quality control programs in connection with the performance of Contractor's Work. Under the conditions stated in Section 3.1 of this Agreement, Owner, as licensee under the COL, shall be ultimately responsible for the execution of all obligations and responsibilities under such COL. As such and under this Agreement, Owner has delegated to Contractor the overall control and implementation of all aspects of the Work. Accordingly, Contractor will develop a Project Execution Plan as provided in Section 3.5(h) which will identify all necessary interfaces between Contractor and Owner to assure that each Party can adequately fulfill its respective responsibilities under this Agreement and the applicable regulatory requirements.

(e)      Emergencies . In the event of any emergency endangering life or property, Contractor shall take all actions as may be reasonable and necessary to prevent, avoid or mitigate

injury, damage or loss and shall promptly report each such emergency, and Contractor's responses thereto, to Owner. In any event, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to report an emergency to Owner in sufficient time to allow Owner to make any required reports to any Government Authority in accordance with applicable Laws.

(f)      Office Facilities . During construction, Contractor shall provide Owner with office facilities on the Site as specified in Exhibit A .

(g)      Periodic Reports and Meetings .

(i) Status Report . On a monthly basis, Contractor shall submit to Owner a written status report covering the prior month. The report shall be prepared in a format reasonably acceptable to Owner, and, for Work performed on a Time and Materials Basis or Target Price Basis, shall be based on a time phased budget, at the cost account level, against which program performance can be measured. The report also shall include (w) a description of the progress of the Work, (x) a statement of any significant issues which remain unresolved and Contractor's recommendations for resolving the same, (y) a summary of any significant Facility events which are scheduled or expected to occur during the following interval, and (z) additional information reasonably requested by Owner. The monthly report may be delivered electronically.

(ii)      Attendance and Participation . From the Effective Date until Final Completion, Contractor shall attend and participate in regular meetings with Owner which shall occur monthly (or upon such other interval as the Parties agree) for the purpose of discussing the status of the Work and anticipating and resolving any problems. Such meetings may be held by conference call or video conference. Contractor shall prepare and promptly deliver to Owner written minutes of each meeting, to which Owner shall respond in writing within a reasonable time if it has any comments.

(iii)      Schedule Requirements; Updates . Contractor shall prepare and make available to Owner following the Effective Date, at the Site or such other location mutually agreed upon by the Parties, a current Project Schedule depicting critical path activities and illustrating the progress which has been made on the Work against such schedule, including critical path activities interconnected by schedule logistics, for Owner's review and comment. Unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties, Contractor shall revise and update the Project Schedule quarterly prior to the commencement of on-Site construction work and monthly thereafter and shall provide a copy to Owner, which may be provided electronically; provided, however, that the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates for the Units shall not be revised other than pursuant to Article 9. Portions of the schedule may be updated weekly to provide information necessary to support weekly invoices (if applicable). Such partial updates shall not be deemed to imply an update to the entire Project Schedule.

(h)      Within sixty (60) Days following the Effective Date, Contractor shall provide a Project Execution Plan as described in Exhibit D to Owner for its review and approval.

(i)      Contractor shall provide Owner with documentation to support Owner's compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and South Carolina Public Service

Commission cost reporting requirements. The detailed process to provide this documentation shall be included in the Project Execution Plan, using the guidelines provided in Exhibit H .

3.6      Owner's Responsibilities . Owner shall perform the responsibilities set forth in this Article and elsewhere in this Agreement, including Exhibit A , at its own expense and at those times as may be required by this Agreement for the successful completion of the Work in accordance with the Project Schedule.

(a)      Appointment of Agent . Santee Cooper has appointed SCE&G as its agent pursuant to the Limited Agency Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit V , for all purposes under this Agreement, with the power and authority to bind Santee Cooper to its obligations herein, subject to the limitations specifically set forth in the Limited Agency Agreement. Owner shall notify Contractor promptly in writing if there is any change in the limits of SCE&G's authority set forth in the Limited Agency Agreement. Contractor shall have the right to rely on any representation by SCE&G that it has the authority to act on behalf of Santee Cooper with respect to any and all matters pertaining to this Agreement, except with respect to those matters where Santee Cooper’s prior written consent is required under the Limited Agency Agreement.  With respect to those matters set forth in the Limited Agency Agreement, where Santee Cooper’s prior written consent is required, SCE&G shall provide Contractor with evidence of Santee Cooper's written consent to any actions taken by SCE&G in connection with such matters.

(b)      Owner's Representative . Owner shall appoint Owner's Project Director (and shall have the right to appoint any successor or replacement Project Director) with whom Contractor may consult at all reasonable times, and whose instructions, requests and decisions shall be binding upon Owner as to all matters pertaining to this Agreement.

(c)      Access . From and after the time the Project Schedule indicates that Contractor is required to have access to the Site, Owner shall provide Contractor, at no additional cost to Contractor, rights of access to such portions of the Site as Contractor may reasonably require for the construction of the Facility and for Contractor's office, warehouse, shop buildings, welding facilities, Contractor's equipment storage, laydown area, and employee parking. Owner shall cooperate with Contractor so as to minimize disruption by Owner of Contractor's performance of the Work, and Contractor shall cooperate with Owner so as to minimize disruption of operation of the Units and the existing unit at the Site.

(d)      Site Conditions and Site Parameters . Owner is responsible for all investigations required to determine the suitability of the Site for the Facility. This information has been furnished to Contractor. Contractor has conducted a reasonable visual inspection of the Site at Owner's expense and has notified Owner that there are no Site conditions that were evident or readily discernible that shall affect the cost or schedule for the construction of the Facility. Any subsurface or other site conditions subsequently discovered at the Site or changes in the Site parameters that do not conform to the information provided by Owner or were not evident or readily discernible upon Contractor's inspection shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9.

(e)      Utilities, Consumables and Services . Owner shall provide the electrical interconnect for power to be exported from the Facility at the interconnection points identified or to be identified in Exhibit A . The Scope of Work specifies the division of responsibilities between Owner and Contractor for utilities during construction and for the supply of certain consumables and services by Owner during construction and testing of the Facility. All such items to be supplied by Owner shall be supplied at the times required pursuant to the Project Schedule. Owner shall provide all Nuclear Fuel.

(f)      Spare Parts .

(i) Mandatory Spare Parts . Within eighteen (18) months after finalization of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant design as specified in the then current Project Schedule, Contractor shall provide Owner with a list of spare parts for the Facility referred to as "Mandatory Spare Parts." The Parties shall determine a mutually agreeable price for such Mandatory Spare Parts, an estimate for which has been provided in Exhibit H . Mandatory Spare Parts will be provided on a Time and Materials Basis unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. As part of Contractor's Scope of Work, Contractor shall provide such Mandatory Spare Parts to Owner by the completion of the Startup Tests or as otherwise agreed to in the Project Schedule. All of the foregoing spare parts shall be considered to be parts supplied to Owner under this Agreement, and title thereto shall pass to Owner in accordance with Section 21.1. During the Warranty Period, Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain an inventory of spare parts equivalent to the Mandatory Spare Parts and shall make such spare parts available to Contractor.

(ii)      Optional Spare Parts . Within eighteen (18) months after finalization of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant design as specified in the then current Project Schedule, Contractor shall provide Owner with a list of Optional Spare Parts that are recommended by Contractor and vendors of Equipment comprising the Facility. At least two (2) years prior to the scheduled completion of the Startup Tests or as otherwise agreed to in the Project Schedule, Owner shall identify to Contractor the Optional Spare Parts which Owner wants Contractor to procure. Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9 to cover the additional costs of such Optional Spare Parts. Owner shall make such procured Optional Spare Parts available to Contractor for use during its performance of the Work (as supplements for the Mandatory Spare Parts procured by Contractor pursuant to Section 3.6(f)(i)).

(iii)      Use and Replacement of Spare Parts . Contractor shall have the right to use spare parts that are in Owner's inventory specifically during the performance of the Work or to remedy a Warranty item; however, prior to Substantial Completion of the Second Unit (or if there is no Second Unit, the First Unit) or in response to the use of a spare during a Warranty repair, Contractor shall repair, replace and/or pay for (as consented to by Owner, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) the replacement cost for such spare parts used by Contractor, plus expediting fees if expediting is deemed necessary by the Parties. Contractor shall coordinate with Owner concerning the delivery and storage of spare parts.

(g)      Operation and Maintenance Staff . For those activities supported and/or conducted by Owner under Articles 11 "Testing" and 12 "Stages of Completion", Owner shall provide fully trained and qualified operation and maintenance personnel for testing and operation

and maintenance of a Unit or the Facility consistent with Contractor's requirements as determined during Phase I and as set forth upon such determination in Exhibit A . If as a result of circumstances encountered during testing, Contractor determines that additional operation and maintenance personnel are needed (and provided that such determination has been made in accordance with Good Industry Practices), Contractor shall have the right to require that additional operation and maintenance personnel be provided by Owner upon reasonable advance notice to, and following discussions with, Owner.

(h)      Job Site Rules . From the Effective Date until Final Completion of the Second Unit (or if there is no Second Unit, the First Unit), each Party, its representatives and agents shall abide by the Site safety rules promulgated by the other Party.

3.7      Subcontractors .

(a)      Selection of Subcontractors . Contractor shall have the right to have portions of the Work performed by Subcontractors. Subcontractors designated as Major Subcontractors are identified in Exhibit P-1 . After the Effective Date, Contractor shall provide periodic updates to the Exhibit P-1 list and shall submit the updated list to Owner for review. Owner shall identify to Contractor any added Major Subcontractors that are unacceptable to Owner and provide to Contractor a reasonable basis for Owner's rejection of any such added Major Subcontractors. Exhibit P-2 contains a list of potential Subcontractors that may be used for Site construction and related field services. Contractor shall work proactively with Owner to choose acceptable Subcontractors for performance of the Work that is not part of the Standard Plant. In the event Contractor desires to use any Subcontractors that are not listed in Exhibit P-2 to conduct its Scope of Work on Owner's property with respect to both the Standard Plant and on work that is not part of the Standard Plant, Contractor shall notify Owner and, within five (5) Business Days of such notice, Owner shall notify Contractor if such proposed Subcontractor is not acceptable to Owner (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld). If Owner rejects any such selected Subcontractor and the use of a different Subcontractor would affect Contractor's costs for performance of the Work or the Project Schedule, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9. If, however, Owner fails to provide such notice to Contractor within the five (5) Business Day period, then Owner shall be deemed to have approved such proposed Subcontractor. Subject to the prior provisions of this Section 3.7(a) with respect to Major Subcontractors, Contractor is not obligated to consult with Owner on its selection of Subcontractors not working on Owner's property. Owner shall have the right to recommend additions to Exhibit P-1 and P-2 from time to time, subject to Contractor's approval. Contractor shall be responsible for the actions and omissions of all Subcontractors.

(b)      Affiliated Subcontractors . If Contractor enters into a Subcontract with an Affiliate of either Consortium Member, Contractor agrees that such Subcontract shall reflect terms no less favorable than would be available from a Person who is not an Affiliate. In the event that after the Effective Date, Contractor selects any Affiliate of either Consortium Member as a Subcontractor for Target Price Work or Time and Materials Work, Contractor shall notify Owner and Owner shall have the right to review such information as is reasonably necessary to assure Owner that the Subcontract reflect terms no less favorable than would be available from a

Person who is not an Affiliate. If any such Affiliate has been selected on a sole source basis, Contractor shall provide a justification for such selection.

(c)      Performance by Contractor and Major Equipment Vendors; Owner’s Cure Rights .

(i) Contractor warrants and represents that it shall in good faith fully and promptly perform and observe all of the agreements, terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by the Contractor under any material provision of a Subcontract for Major Equipment (a “Major Equipment Purchase Order”). Upon demand, Contractor shall furnish to Owner a certification that Contractor has paid all sums that each Major Equipment Purchase Order requires Contractor to pay, subject to Contractor’s dispute rights under any such Major Equipment Purchase Order, and Owner may request verification from Contractor regarding the payment information related to such Major Equipment Purchase Order. Such rights of verification of payment are in addition to Owner’s right to request additional documentation under Section 8.4(a) and audit rights under Section 25.4 herein. In the event that Contractor, despite acting in good faith, potentially does not satisfy this section as a result of a legitimate dispute with a Subcontractor of Major Equipment (“Major Equipment Vendor”), Contractor shall (a) notify Owner in writing of the issue and (b) if requested by Owner, tender any disputed amounts to Owner to be held in escrow, pending resolution of the issue.

(ii)      Upon Contractor’s receipt of the first payment from Owner for the purpose of procuring an item of Major Equipment, Contractor shall designate the schedule reservation for such item of Major Equipment to Owner and thereafter may not designate such schedule reservation to any third party without Owner’s prior written consent

(iii)      Contractor shall promptly notify Owner in writing of: (a) any default, alleged default, notice claiming default, or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by Contractor or the Major Equipment Vendor in the performance or observance of any of the material terms, covenants or conditions on the part of Contractor or the Major Equipment Vendor to be performed or observed under the Major Equipment Purchase Order; (b) the receipt by Contractor of any notice from the Major Equipment Vendor of any termination of the Major Equipment Purchase Order pursuant to the terms thereof or otherwise, (c) any action, proceeding, motion or notice commenced or filed in respect of a Major Equipment Purchase Order under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency proceeding, and (d) any claim, action or proceeding (including, but not limited to, any request for arbitration or institution of such arbitration) made by any party to a Major Equipment Purchase Order, and the progress thereof and any determination made by the court and/or arbitrators thereunder. Contractor shall promptly provide Owner with a copy of each such notice. In the event that Contractor fails to pay a Major Equipment Vendor all undisputed sums due and owing within thirty (30) Days after the applicable due date, Owner thereafter shall have the right to participate in any claim, action or proceedings relating to such payment default as an interested party until such time when Contractor has made such payment.

(iv)      If Contractor is in default of a payment obligation pursuant to a Major Equipment Purchase Order, Owner may make the applicable payment due and owing

under such Major Equipment Purchase Order in order to cure such payment default; provided, however, that Owner shall not make such payment if, and so long as (a) Contractor shall take all steps necessary to challenge or take any action to cure such payment default; and (b) during such challenge or cure: (i) the interests of Owner may not be materially adversely affected, (ii) no time limits or grace periods under the Major Equipment Purchase Order would expire which would give Major Equipment Vendor any right or option to terminate the Major Equipment Purchase Order, and (iii) no additional right or remedy would become available to the Major Equipment Vendor by reason of the deferral by Owner of any action to effect a cure of the payment default. All such payments shall be offset and applied to all obligations under this Agreement.

(d)      Owner’s Consent for Termination or Modification of Major Equipment Purchase Orders .

(i)      In the event that Contractor fails to pay a Major Equipment Vendor all undisputed sums due and owing within forty-five (45) Days after the applicable due date, without providing advance notice to Owner demonstrating to Owner’s satisfaction that any Major Equipment provided under such Major Equipment Purchase Order shall be timely delivered at no additional charge and at terms that are no less favorable to Owner, Contractor shall not (A) terminate, cancel, release or assign such Major Equipment Purchase Order (nor permit any of the foregoing to occur), whether under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or under any similar law or right of any nature, or otherwise; nor (B) modify, abridge, change, supplement, alter or amend any material provision of such Major Equipment Purchase Order, either orally or in writing, and no agreement seeking to modify, abridge, change, supplement, alter or amend a material provision of such Major Equipment Purchase Order shall be valid or binding without the prior written consent of Owner; nor (C) waive any of its material rights against the Major Equipment Vendor under such Major Equipment Purchase Order; nor (D) agree to or acquiesce in any rejection or termination of such Major Equipment Purchase Order by such Major Equipment Vendor or such Major Equipment Vendor's trustee in bankruptcy, whether under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or under any similar law or provision, and any such abandonment, termination, cancellation, release, modification, change, supplement, alteration, amendment, waiver, agreement or acquiescence that negatively impacts Owner (i.e., increased cost or delayed delivery) shall be ineffective as against Owner. Such provisions shall apply until such time when Contractor has made the payments described above.

(ii)      To the extent Owner has paid at least one-third of the total price of any Major Equipment Purchase Order, Contractor shall not, without the prior written consent of Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (a) terminate, cancel, release or assign such Major Equipment Purchase Order (nor permit any of the foregoing to occur), whether under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or under any similar law or right of any nature, or otherwise; nor (b) modify, abridge, change, supplement, alter or amend any material schedule, performance, or payment requirements under such Major Equipment Purchase Order, either orally or in writing, and no agreement seeking to modify, abridge, change, supplement, alter or amend a material schedule, performance, or payment requirements under such Major Equipment Purchase Order shall be valid or binding without the prior written consent

of Owner; nor (c) waive any of its material rights against the Major Equipment Vendor under such Major Equipment Purchase Order; nor (d) agree to or acquiesce in any rejection or termination of such Major Equipment Purchase Order by such Major Equipment Vendor or Major Equipment Vendor's trustee in bankruptcy, whether under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or under any similar law or provision, and any such abandonment, termination, cancellation, release, modification, change, supplement, alteration, amendment, waiver, agreement or acquiescence without Owner's prior written consent shall be ineffective as against Owner.

(e)      Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings Affecting Major Equipment Purchase Orders . If there shall be filed by or against Contractor a petition under the Bankruptcy Code, and Contractor shall determine to reject the Major Equipment Purchase Order pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, Contractor shall give the Owner not less than ten (10) Days' prior written notice of the date on which Contractor shall apply to the bankruptcy court for authority to reject such Major Equipment Purchase Order. Owner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to serve upon Contractor within such ten (10) Day period a notice stating that (A) Owner demands that Contractor assume and assign such Major Equipment Purchase Order to the Owner pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) Owner covenants to cure (or provide adequate assurance of prompt cure of) all defaults and provide adequate assurance of future performance under such Major Equipment Purchase Order. If Owner serves upon Contractor the notice described in the preceding sentence, Contractor shall not seek to reject such Major Equipment Purchase Order and shall comply with the demand provided for in clause (A) of the preceding sentence within thirty (30) Days after the notice shall have been given, subject to the performance by Owner of the covenant provided for in clause (B) of the preceding sentence.

(f)      Subcontract Terms . Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in each Major Equipment Purchase Order provisions in substantially the following form for the protection of Owner. If Contractor is unable to obtain such agreement in advance from a Major Equipment Vendor, it shall promptly notify Owner; however, in the event that this Agreement is terminated, Contractor shall work cooperatively with Owner to obtain the agreement of the Major Equipment Vendor to assignment of its Subcontract or the relevant portion thereof at that time. It should be noted that the Subcontracts that Contractor will have with ABB Ltd. and Emerson Process Management for the supply of instrumentation and control related equipment associated with the Work will not be directly assignable to Owner in the event of termination of this Agreement.

(i)      Major Equipment Vendor agrees that upon termination of the Agreement between Contractor and Owner for any reason other than Owner’s default or Owner’s termination for convenience, Owner, or its nominee, shall have the option to succeed automatically, without the necessity of further action by Contractor, to all rights and obligations of Contractor under this Major Equipment Purchase Order related to Owner scope of supply.

(ii)      Subject to Section 3.7(c)(iv), Owner shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to make any late payment due and owing by Contractor hereunder in order to cure a

default by Contractor of a payment obligation hereunder, and Major Equipment Vendor shall accept such payment by the Owner with the same force and effect as if made by Contractor.

(iii)      Prior to exercising any right to terminate a Major Equipment Purchase Order for default or breach by Contractor, Major Equipment Vendor shall give Owner at least ten (10) Business Days notice of Major Equipment Vendor’s intent to terminate the Major Equipment Purchase Order and shall not terminate the Major Equipment Purchase Order if Owner, or its nominee, shall cure all defaults of Contractor with respect to the Facility which are susceptible of being cured by Owner within such extended cure periods, and if Owner, shall not itself be subject to any bankruptcy or other proceedings which would entitle Major Equipment Vendor to terminate the Major Equipment Purchase Order, then Major Equipment Vendor shall not have the right to terminate the Major Equipment Purchase Order by reason of the existence of default of the Contractor or bankruptcy or other proceedings relating to the Contractor.

(iv)      Notwithstanding any other provision of the Major Equipment Purchase Order to the contrary, if the Major Equipment Purchase Order is terminated by reason of a default of Contractor, or as a result of the rejection or deemed rejection of the Major Equipment Purchase Order in a bankruptcy proceeding of Contractor, and if, within a reasonable period of time after such termination, the Owner by written notice to Major Equipment Vendor, requests Major Equipment Vendor to enter into a new contract directly with the Owner, then Major Subcontractor shall enter into a new contract directly with the Owner (or its nominee) within a reasonable period of time after such notice by the Owner. Such new contract shall commence as of the date of termination of the Major Subcontract and shall be upon all of the terms, covenants, conditions and agreements which were in force and effect on the date of termination of the Major Subcontract. Owner, simultaneously with the delivery of the new contract, shall pay to Major Subcontractor all sums then due and owing to Major Subcontractor under the Major Subcontract, plus all costs and expenses incurred by Major Subcontractor in connection with such termination, less the amount of any pending claim by Major Subcontractor under any lien bond, payment bond or third party undertaking or indemnity.

(v)      Title to an item of Major Equipment shall pass to Contractor upon payment in full by Contractor to the Major Equipment Vendor for such item of Major Equipment.

ARTICLE 4 – FACILITY LICENSES, PERMITS AND APPROVALS

4.1      Owner Permits . Owner shall be responsible for obtaining, maintaining and paying for Owner Permits (including the COL) and for all communications with any Government Authorities regarding such Government Approvals. Contractor shall provide support to Owner in connection with such Government Approvals, including making personnel available to testify at formal and informal government proceedings, and providing all documents and information reasonably requested by Owner, including review and comment to sections prepared by others, and any amendments thereto, to address formal NRC licensing questions on a schedule that supports the Project Schedule and licensing support services. Contractor shall be compensated for such services on a Time and Materials Basis. Owner shall provide as much advance notice as practical for the testimony of Contractor's Personnel at proceedings before

Government Authorities. Contractor provides no assurance or guarantee that the COL or any other Owner Permit required to be obtained by Owner shall be obtained by Owner.

4.2      Contractor Permits . Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining, maintaining and paying for the Contractor Permits. Owner shall provide Contractor reasonable cooperation and assistance in obtaining and maintaining Contractor Permits.

4.3      ITAACs .

(a)      Contractor shall be responsible for those ITAACs associated with each Unit as are set forth in the Design Control Document. Any new or additional ITAAC, or any changes or modification to the ITAAC contained in the Design Control Document that Owner proposes be added to Contractor's Scope of Work shall be subject to agreement by Contractor and Owner pursuant to Section 9.1(a) and, upon such agreement, shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9.

(b)      Contractor shall be responsible for conducting, or causing to be conducted the inspections, tests and analyses associated with each Unit's ITAAC within Contractor's Scope of Work. Upon completion of such inspections, tests and analyses, Contractor shall be responsible for preparing and delivering to Owner the Documentation or other deliverables to demonstrate and confirm that the related acceptance criteria associated with such inspections, tests and analyses as applicable to each Unit within Contractor's Scope of Work have been met.

ARTICLE 5      – QUALITY ASSURANCE

5.1      Quality Assurance .

(a)      Contractor has sole responsibility for the quality assurance and quality control of the Work. Contractor has provided to Owner its quality assurance program consisting of each Consortium Member’s Quality Assurance Program that has been approved by the NRC (“Quality Assurance Program”). The Quality Assurance Program and any changes thereto shall meet the requirement of 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix B and ASME NQA-1 - 1994 and be accepted by the NRC and accepted by Owner. Contractor’s Quality Assurance Program is subject to review and audit by Owner for compliance with 10 C.F.R. Part 50 Appendix B and ASME NQA-1 - 1994. Contractor has prepared AP1000 Project-specific clarifications and modifications with respect to the Quality Assurance Program and has set forth such items in the Project Quality Assurance Program Interface Plan (“PQAPIP”). The PQAPIP will be included in the Project Execution Plan and shall be delivered to Owner for its review and approval. Owner's review and acceptance of the PQAPIP shall not relieve Contractor from its obligations to comply with the requirements of this Agreement and 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix B. The Quality Assurance Program and the PQAPIP will collectively be the “Project Quality Assurance Program” or “PQAP”. Contractor shall provide Owner with five (5) copies of the PQAP and Quality Assurance Program or make them available electronically. Contractor shall follow the PQAP throughout its performance of the Work. The PQAP and associated policies and procedures shall address Contractor’s Scope of Work, including, without limitation, systems, structures and components in a manner consistent with their classification with respect to their importance to nuclear safety (i.e., safety related, important to safety, non-safety related) or their

importance to the capacity, operability and reliability of the Facility as classified in the DCD. The PQAP shall support Owner's compliance with 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix B and ASME NQA-1 - 1994 and shall be subject to review and audit by the Owner at the Owner's request. For purposes of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, Contractor shall be designated as Owner’s agent.

(b)      Subcontractor Quality Assurance . In accordance with the PQAP, Contractor shall also require Major Subcontractors to establish, implement and maintain appropriate quality assurance programs (which may either be the PQAP or such other quality assurance program capable of being audited to the requirements of the PQAP) for their respective portions of the Work consistent with the nuclear safety quality classification of their portion of the Work. Such programs shall be made available for review by Owner. Major Subcontractor audit reports shall be made available for review by Owner or its authorized representative. At its own cost, Owner or its authorized representative may participate in scheduled audits of Subcontractors performed by Contractor.

5.2      Reporting of Defects, Noncompliance, Failures and Breakdowns of QA Programs . Contractor shall comply with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 21, "Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance," and 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55, "Conditions of construction permits, early site permits, combined license, and manufacturing licenses," in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Contractor shall act as the "dedicating entity," as defined in 10 C.F.R. § 21.3 and 10 C.F.R. § 50.55(e)(1), and comply with the requirements of 10 C.F.R. § 21.21(c) and 10 C.F.R. § 50.55(e)(4). Contractor shall comply with the posting requirements of 10 C.F.R. § 21.6 and 10 C.F.R. § 50.55 at the Site and shall permit, and cause each Subcontractor to permit, the NRC to inspect records, premises, activities and basic components as necessary to accomplish the purposes of 10 C.F.R. Part 21, including permitting the NRC the opportunity to inspect records pertaining to basic components that relate to the identification and evaluation of deviations, and the reporting of defects and failures to comply, including any advice given to purchasers or licensees on the placement, erection, installation, operation, maintenance, modification, or inspection of a basic component. Contractor shall comply with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 50.55(e)(1)(iii)(C) for reporting any significant breakdown in any portion of the Contractor's or Subcontractor's quality assurance program conducted under the requirements of Appendix B to 10 C.F.R. Part 50 which could have produced a defect in a basic component. Contractor shall require in each contract with its first tier Subcontractors to perform any of the Services or to furnish any Equipment, at the Site or elsewhere, and that are subject to the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 21 and 10 C.F.R. 50.55, that such Subcontractor shall comply with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 21 and 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55. Additionally, Contractor shall require that each Subcontractor include in each contract with its first tier Subcontractors to perform any of the Services or to furnish any Equipment, at the Site or elsewhere, and that are subject to the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 21 and 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55 a provision stating that such Subcontractor shall comply with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 21 and 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55. Contractor shall, and shall require that each of its first tier Subcontractors, provide Owner with copies of all notices and other documentation that Contractor or such Subcontractor, as applicable, may disclose to the NRC pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 21 or 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55 concurrently with such disclosure to the NRC (or, if concurrent disclosure is not practical, as soon as reasonably practicable following such disclosure).

Additionally, each Subcontractor shall require that each of its first tier Subcontractors provide Owner with copies of all notices and other documentation that such Subcontractor or its Subcontractors, as applicable, may disclose to the NRC pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 21 or 10 C.F.R. Part 50.55 concurrently with such disclosure to the NRC (or, if concurrent disclosure is not practical, as soon as reasonably practicable following such disclosure).

5.3      Quality Control and Inspection Activities . Contractor shall be responsible to perform the quality control and inspection activities in accordance with the PQAP. The quality control and inspection activities shall be consistent with the nuclear safety quality classification of the system, structure or component under evaluation. The Persons performing quality assurance and control functions for Contractor shall have sufficient authority and organizational freedom to identify quality problems; to initiate, recommend, or provide solutions; and to verify implementation of solutions. Such Persons performing quality assurance and control functions shall report to a management level such that this required authority and organizational freedom, including sufficient independence from cost and schedule when opposed to safety considerations, are provided.

5.4      Access and Auditing at Contractor Facilities . Contractor shall provide Owner and its authorized representatives with reasonable access during normal working hours to the Work at Contractor's facilities, and all pertinent documentation relating to the Work, for observation and inspection, including auditing of activities for conformance with the requirements of the PQAP and all requirements of this Agreement. Inspections and audits of Contractor shall be coordinated with Contractor.

5.5      Access and Audits at Subcontractors' Facilities . Contractor shall include in its Subcontracts with Major Subcontractors the right of Owner to have access to such Subcontractors' facilities as follows. During working hours, Owner and its authorized representatives shall have the right of access to Contractor's and Major Subcontractors' premises and working facilities for quality assurance and quality control activities. Contractor shall provide Owner and its authorized representatives with necessary information and assistance to carry out Owner's quality assurance and quality control activities. Quality assurance and quality control activities at Major Subcontractors shall be limited to participation in scheduled audits and execution of Witness Points identified as the Witness Points and Hold Points in the manufacturing and fabrication plans for the Equipment, such as in-process testing and final product review for acceptance. Quality assurance and quality control activities at Major Subcontractors include activities necessary to address quality issues which may arise at sub-suppliers. In cases where Contractor incurs additional cost or delay in the Project Schedule from its Major Subcontractors due to Owner's request to perform additional quality assurance and quality control activities beyond these activities, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change pursuant to Article 9. Contractor shall implement, and require its Major Subcontractors to implement measures necessary to be taken to ensure compliance with this Agreement where such measures are identified as a result of a quality assurance audit or surveillance carried out by Owner's authorized representatives. The rights of access described above are subject to restrictions which may be identified by a Major Subcontractor related to access to proprietary information, additional costs for access beyond routine audits and Witness Points, reasons of national security or access by foreign nationals.

5.6      Witness and Hold Points .

(a)      Following the selection of a specific vendor for Equipment identified in Exhibit Q that is part of the Standard Plant and for which there are contractual Witness Points and Hold Points, Contractor shall identify the associated Witness Points and Hold Points via inclusion of the Witness Points and Hold Points in the manufacturing and fabrication plans for the Equipment. After review, Owner may identify additional Witness Points and Hold Points and Owner shall notify Contractor of any Owner-designated Witness Points or Hold Points that they shall attend. In cases where Contractor incurs additional cost or delay in the Project Schedule from its Major Subcontractors due to Owner's request to add additional Witness Points and/or Hold Points beyond those identified by Contractor, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9. Contractor shall provide Owner access to or copies of these manufacturing and fabrication schedules for Equipment identified in Exhibit Q and the regular updates to these schedules, such that Owner has advance notice of approaching scheduled Witness Points and Hold Points. Owner shall be notified in writing by Contractor of Owner-designated Witness Points and Hold Points as soon as practicable but no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the scheduled activity. Owner shall acknowledge the notification of Owner-designated Hold Points within five (5) Business Days and indicate whether or not it intends to attend the activity that is the subject of the Hold Point.

(b)      Work may proceed with and beyond Owner-designated Witness Points in the absence of Owner's or its authorized representative's participation without a written waiver. Work may not proceed with or beyond Owner-designated Hold Points without a written waiver from Owner. If proper notification has been given and Owner has responded that it intends to attend the activity that is the subject of the Owner-designated Hold Point, but Owner or its authorized representative is unavailable at the designated time, or Owner does not respond as to whether or not it intends to attend the activity that is the subject of the Owner-designated Hold Point, the work shall not proceed, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9. Requests by Owner to witness tests or conduct surveillance after the scheduled point in time designated for a Witness Point or Hold Point shall be accommodated by Contractor only if technically feasible, shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9.

(c)      Witnessing of tests or other surveillance by Owner shall be at Owner's expense. If Owner performs the surveillance or elects not to perform a surveillance, such surveillance or waiver shall not relieve Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement.

(d)      Any nonconformance or deviation from design requirements for the Equipment listed in Exhibit Q which results in "repair" or "accept as is" dispositions to design requirements shall be submitted to Owner for its written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Repaired and reworked items shall be re-inspected to verify conformance to the requirements specified by the disposition. A nonconformance which represents significant conditions adverse to quality submitted for Owner's approval shall include the identification of the cause of the nonconformance and the corrective action to prevent recurrence.

5.7      Owner's Right to Inspect and Stop Work .

(a)      Owner's Right to Inspect . Owner shall have the right to have its authorized representatives inspect the Work in order to assure that the Work complies with the requirements of this Agreement, including Contractor's PQAP. Inspection by Owner shall not be deemed to be supervision by Owner of Contractor and shall not relieve Contractor of any responsibility for performing the Work in accordance with this Agreement. Any acceptance or approval by Owner shall not be deemed to constitute final acceptance of same by Owner, but shall be only for the purpose of assuring that the Work complies with this Agreement. Owner may report to Contractor any unsafe or improper conditions or practices observed at the Site for action by Contractor in correction or enforcement.

(b)      Defective Work . If Owner's inspection reveals any non-compliance or any other defects in any portion of Work, then Contractor shall, promptly upon its receipt of notice from Owner, take such actions as are required with respect to such defective Work in accordance with its Quality Assurance Program. If Contractor is not taking the actions required with respect to defective Work in accordance with the PQAP, Owner shall have the right to cause Contractor to take corrective action.

(c)      Right to Stop Work for Cause . If Contractor fails to take corrective action for defective Work as required under Section 5.7(b), then Owner, by written order, may order Contractor to stop performance of the portion of the Work affected thereby, until the cause of such order has been eliminated. In addition, Owner, by written order, may order Contractor to stop performance if the activities of Contractor at the Site reasonably appear to Owner to cause or threaten to cause danger to life or damage to property. Contractor shall not be entitled to a Change Order for stop Work orders properly issued pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.7(c).

(d)      Uncovering of Work . Prior to the commencement of the Warranty Period, in the event Owner requests that any Work be uncovered to determine whether it is deficient, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9 unless the Work is found to be deficient. If the Work is found to be deficient, Contractor shall repair or replace it or take other appropriate corrective action. During the Warranty Period, the provisions of Article 14 shall apply to any Work that does not conform to the Warranties.

ARTICLE 6      – CONTRACT PRICE

6.1      Components of the Contract Price . The Contract Price is divided by Unit and by Consortium Member, as further described in Exhibit H . In accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit H , and by agreement of the Parties, portions of the Target Price may be moved to the Fixed Price or Firm Price during the performance of the Work.

6.2      Most Favored Customer . In the event that a First Wave Customer other than Owner (such Person, an "Other Customer") enters into a contract with Contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction of an AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant after the Effective Date but prior to December 31, 2008, and such Other Customer's contract (as of the date the price of such contract is finalized in accordance with the terms thereof, but not including subsequent adjustments to such price due to escalation, changes in target prices or change orders)

provides for a lower contract price on a $/KWe basis than the Contract Price hereunder as such price is determined as of the Effective Date, and without regard to subsequent adjustments made to the Contract Price pursuant to Exhibit J or as a result of Changes, increases in the Target Price or increases in the Time and Materials Charges as such charges are estimated as of the Effective Date, and after adjustment for differences in scope, Site characteristics, technical requirements, the schedule for completion of the Other Customer's project, and other quantifiable factors that create price differentials between the Facility and the Other Customer's facility, Contractor shall offer to Owner a reduction in the Contract Price to a price equivalent to that provided to the Other Customer, after adjustment, as stated, for differences in scope, Site characteristics, technical requirements, the schedule for completion of the Other Customer's project, and other quantifiable factors that create price differentials between the Facility and the Other Customer's facility. Within a reasonable period of time following the execution of an engineering, procurement and construction contract with an Other Customer, Contractor shall furnish to Owner a letter stating that Contractor has performed the comparison required to determine if the provisions of this Section 6.2 are applicable and that, as a result thereof, either (i) that no reduction in the Contract Price hereunder is applicable or (ii) offering Owner a reduction in the Contract Price as provided for in this Section 6.2.

6.3      Future Fuel Agreement and Services Agreement .

(a)      Westinghouse and Owner intend to enter into negotiations for establishing a long term services agreement and a fuel fabrication agreement, as provided below

(i)      The services agreement would be typical of existing alliance agreements that Westinghouse holds with its existing customers and would be tailored to both Parties’ specific needs and business objectives. The contract structure would contain provisions for agreed upon exclusive scopes and preferred vendor scopes, and include provisions for price protections and performance incentives based on Westinghouse and overall Unit performance. The initial agreement would be for future services on Units 1, 2 and 3, starting on a mutually agreeable schedule.

(ii)      The intent of the fuel fabrication agreement would provide Westinghouse the fuel fabrication for a period through year 2033, for Unit 1 fuel reloads beyond the current contract and the fuel fabrication for the first core and future reloads on Units 2 & 3 through 2033.

(iii)      Throughout the development and negotiation of these agreements, each of Owner and Contractor will evaluate its individual business case to determine the prudency of entering into long term agreements. At any point during this period, either Party may terminate negotiations. In the event that Westinghouse and Owner have not, on or before December 30, 2008, entered into (x) services agreement for long term services, and/or (y) a fuel fabrication agreement for long term fuel fabrication for Owner's existing nuclear power plant at the V.C. Summer station and the Units, (each such agreement to be on mutually agreed terms and conditions) the Contract Price shall be increased pursuant to a Change Order by the amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or a lesser amount based on the scope of any negotiated services.

(b)    Owner shall use best efforts to engage Shaw to perform certain maintenance services for Owner, provided that Shaw and Owner mutually agree to commercially reasonable terms and conditions to govern Shaw's performance of such maintenance services.

ARTICLE 7      – PRICE ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

The amounts payable to Contractor under this Agreement (other than the Fixed Price portion of the Contract Price) shall be subject to the Price Adjustment Provisions described in Exhibit J . The Price Adjustment Provisions apply uniquely and separately for the Firm Price, Target Price and Time and Materials Charges as well as uniquely and separately for the individual Consortium Members. The specific indices will be selected to provide a representative price adjustment for the applicable items addressed in each cost category as set forth in Exhibit J . For the Firm Price, each of the payments is adjusted using the procedure set forth in Exhibit J . For the Target Price, payments are based on the actual charges incurred and the Price Adjustment Provisions are used to adjust the Target Price. For Time and Materials Charges, the rates will be adjusted as set forth in Exhibit J . In the event that any of the indices in Exhibit J are found by either Party to not be appropriately tracking inflation or other changes in costs, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine substitute indices and/or an equitable adjustment to the Contract Price. If the Parties cannot agree on substitute indices and/or such equitable adjustment, either Party may refer the matter to dispute resolution in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.

ARTICLE 8      – PAYMENTS

8.1      Target Price and Time and Materials Payments .

(a)      Payment for Target Price . Prior to the commencement of any Target Price Work, Contractor shall provide to Owner a projected payment plan, broken down by calendar quarter, for the remainder of 2008, and monthly thereafter, for the Target Price portion of the Contract Price (the "Payment Plan", to be appended to this Agreement as Exhibit F-2 ). By Monday, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time of each week, Contractor shall deliver to Owner an invoice (in electronic form) for the Target Price Work based on costs invoiced to Contractor or incurred by Contractor due to hours worked or otherwise during the prior week. Payment shall be due in the form of an electronic transfer of funds from Owner to Contractor's account by Thursday, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time of such week. On at least a monthly basis, the Parties shall review the Payment Plan and the actual documented costs incurred to determine whether changes are required to the Payment Plan to account for any amounts over or under invoiced by Contractor. The Payment Plan shall be revised and resubmitted to Owner by Contractor as a result of such review. In addition, cost and schedule performance shall be evaluated on a monthly basis, the results of which shall be provided to Owner, and corrective actions shall be developed to remedy deficiencies identified by this review.

(b)      Payment for Time and Materials Charges . Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, billings for Time and Materials Work shall be subject to the same procedures and payment processes as set forth in Section 8.1(a). Time and Materials Charges shall be set forth in separate invoices from invoices for the Target Price Work. In addition, cost and schedule performance shall be evaluated on a monthly basis, the results of which shall be provided to

Owner, and corrective actions shall be developed to remedy deficiencies identified by this review.

8.2      Milestone Payments . Contractor shall be paid for the portion of the Contract Price constituting the Firm Price and Fixed Price in accordance with the Milestone Payment Schedule in Exhibit F-1 . The applicable portion of the Firm Price and Fixed Price shall be invoiced by Contractor upon the completion (or substantial completion as provided below) of each Milestone. Invoices for Milestone Payments for Major Equipment shall be issued separately from invoices for other Milestone Payments. The Milestone Payment due upon Substantial Completion of a Unit shall be two percent (2%) of the Firm Price and Fixed Price for the Unit. Submittal of each invoice by Contractor for a Milestone Payment shall constitute a representation by Contractor that it has performed and provided the Work required for such payment in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise covered by such invoice. Payment shall be due from Owner within twenty (20) Days for Milestone Payments for Major Equipment and within thirty (30) Days for other Milestone Payments, in each case, following receipt of the invoice. Milestones are not required to be completed in the sequence set forth in Exhibit F-1 , nor must invoices for completed Milestones be submitted in the sequence set forth in Exhibit F-1 , and Milestones may be performed and invoiced ahead of the time for the performance of such Work under the Project Schedule, provided that Contractor may not submit an invoice for a Milestone performed out of sequence or ahead of time to the extent that the total invoiced for Milestones during any calendar month would exceed the aggregate of the Milestones for such calendar month as set forth in Exhibit F-1 plus (a) twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) or less, unless Owner has agreed to such out of sequence or early Milestone Payment, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld; (b) more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) but not more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), Contractor has notified Owner at least ninety (90) Days in advance of submission of an invoice that would cause such amount to be exceeded, and Owner has agreed to such out of sequence or early Milestone Payment, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld; and (c) more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), Contractor has notified Owner at least one hundred eighty (180) days in advance of submission of an invoice that would cause such amount to be exceeded, and Owner has agreed to such out of sequence or early Milestone Payment. If agreed by Owner, Contractor shall have the option to invoice for substantially completed Milestones on a pro rata basis. The agreement between Owner and Contractor shall be set forth in a Change Order, provided, however, that the provisions pertaining to Change Disputes shall not apply to the request by Contractor to invoice for a Milestone on a pro rata basis or the Change Order resulting therefrom.

8.3      Final Payment . Upon achievement of Final Completion for each Unit, Contractor shall submit to Owner an invoice for the final Milestone Payment for such Unit and other payments due under this Agreement (the "Final Payment Invoice") which shall set forth the remaining amounts due to Contractor pursuant to this Agreement (minus any amounts that are still being held for Final Completion Punch List items for such Unit that cannot be completed until the next Nuclear Fuel re-load, as provided in Section 12.5). Payment of the Final Payment Invoice shall be due from Owner within thirty (30) Days of its submission to Owner. When submitting the Final Payment Invoice for a Unit, Contractor shall: (i) submit a written discharge, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Parties, confirming that the total of the

Final Payment Invoice (minus any such Final Completion Punch List items) represents full and final settlement of the monies due to Contractor for the performance of the Work under this Agreement with respect to such Unit, (ii) include a waiver against any mechanic's and materialman's liens; provided that the waiver shall be conditioned on Contractor receiving payment pursuant to the Final Payment Invoice and (iii) with the Final Payment Invoice for the Second Unit, return all Sales Tax exemption certificates issued to Contractor and Subcontractors to Owner or provide a statement that all such certificates have been destroyed or have expired.

8.4      Supporting Documentation; Payment Disputes .

(a)      Contractor shall submit invoices in a format agreed to by Owner. Contractor shall make available such documentation and materials as Owner may reasonably require substantiating Contractor's right to payment of any invoice. If any invoice is deficient in any material respect, Contractor may be required by Owner to resubmit that invoice in proper form; provided, however, that Owner shall pay any portion of it that is not deficient or subject to dispute. Owner shall review each invoice and shall make exceptions, if any, by providing Contractor with written notice by the earlier of (i) such date the invoice is paid by Owner or (ii) fifteen (15) Days after Owner receives the invoice along with evidence which reasonably documents the contractual basis of such exceptions. If Owner provides no exceptions within such time, Owner shall pay Contractor within the time specified for payment above.

(b)      Payment shall not waive Owner's right to dispute an invoice. Any amount of an invoice that Owner disputes shall be resolved in accordance with Article 27.

(i)      Should such dispute not be settled within thirty (30) Days of the due date, Owner shall pay all disputed amounts including, without limitation, amounts disputed with respect to a Change (except Owner may hold back ten percent (10%) of disputed amounts which exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000)).

(ii)      Once the dispute is resolved, Owner shall pay any additional amount due or Contractor shall refund any amount by which it was overpaid, as applicable, within thirty (30) Days after the date of the final resolution, together with interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus one percent (1%) per annum, applied from (i) the original due date of the payment for Firm Price or Fixed Price payments and Time and Materials Charges or (ii) the original due date for Target Price payments, until paid (or in the case of any overpayment, from the date paid until refunded by Contractor).

(c)      If for any reason Owner fails to pay Contractor for all undisputed sums due and owing by the due date or, for disputed amounts, by the date required as set forth in (b)(i) above, Contractor shall notify Owner of the overdue payment, and a late payment charge shall accrue at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus one percent (1%) per annum. If Owner fails to make payment of any undisputed amount due within seven (7) Days following the due date or fails to make payment of any disputed amount within seven (7) Days following the date set forth in (b)(i) above, Contractor shall provide a second notice to Owner in writing. If Owner fails to make payment of the undisputed amount due within fifteen (15) Days following its receipt of this second notice, Contractor has the right to suspend performance of the Work as if Owner had ordered a suspension in accordance with Section 22.1.

(d)      Owner may take advantage of any discount identified in Contractor's invoice for prompt payment.

8.5      No Acceptance by Payment . Owner's payment of any invoice does not constitute approval or acceptance of any item or cost in that invoice nor shall Owner's payment be construed to relieve Contractor of any of its obligations under this Agreement.

8.6      Security for Payment and Performance .

(a)      Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, (i) Westinghouse agrees to supply to Owner a parent company guaranty from Toshiba in the form set forth as Exhibit I-1 and (ii) Stone & Webster agrees to supply to Owner a parent company guaranty from Shaw in the form set forth as Exhibit I-2 .

(b)      Following the Effective Date, and upon Owner's request, Stone & Webster shall provide a payment and performance bond in the name of Stone & Webster from an issuer having a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of A- or higher by Standard & Poor's or A3 or higher by Moody's, with total assets of at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) to secure Stone & Webster's obligations hereunder through Substantial Completion (the "Stone & Webster Bond") as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than sixty (60) Days after Contractor’s receipt of a written notice from Owner requiring Contractor to provide the Stone & Webster Bond. If Stone & Webster procures the Stone & Webster Bond pursuant to this Section, Owner shall be responsible for the cost of the Stone & Webster Bond which shall be a direct pass-through to Owner, without any markups whatsoever, including without limitation overhead or profit. The value of the Stone & Webster Bond shall be adjusted on an annual basis to be equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the highest, projected three (3) months billing for Stone & Webster's portion of the Work during the applicable year as set forth in Exhibit F-2 but, under no circumstances, shall the value of the bond be less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or such lower amount as mutually agreed by the Parties, or greater than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). Stone & Webster shall not be required to continue to maintain the Stone & Webster Bond in the event that either of Shaw's Standard & Poor's or Moody's senior unsecured credit rating (or issuer rating in the absence of a senior unsecured debt rating) ("Credit Rating") is equal to BBB (by Standard and Poor's) or Baa2 (by Moody's), or higher. Conversely, subject to the provisions of this Section, such requirement of Stone & Webster to provide the Stone & Webster Bond shall be renewed if Shaw's Credit Rating subsequently drops below those ratings.

(c)      Following the Effective Date, and upon Owner's request, if the Credit Rating of Toshiba is below both of BBB (by Standard and Poor's) and Baa2 (by Moody's), Westinghouse shall provide a payment and performance bond in the name of Westinghouse from an issuer having a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of A- or higher (by Standard & Poor's) or A3 or higher (by Moody's), with total assets of at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) to secure Westinghouse's obligations hereunder through Substantial Completion (the "Westinghouse Bond") as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than sixty (60) Days after Contractor’s receipt of a written notice from Owner requiring Contractor to provide the Westinghouse Bond. If Westinghouse procures the Westinghouse Bond pursuant to this Section, Owner shall be responsible for the cost of the Westinghouse Bond which shall be a direct pass-through to Owner, without any markups whatsoever, including without limitation

overhead or profit. The value of the Westinghouse Bond shall be adjusted on an annual basis to be equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the highest, projected three (3) months billing for Westinghouse's portion of the Work during the applicable year as set forth in Exhibit F-1 but, under no circumstances, shall the value of the bond be less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or such lower amount as mutually agreed by the Parties, or greater than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). In the event that Westinghouse provides the Westinghouse Bond pursuant to this Section, and subsequently Toshiba's Credit Rating is equal to or greater than either of BBB (by Standard and Poor's) or Baa2 (by Moody's), Westinghouse shall not be required to continue to maintain the Westinghouse Bond. Conversely, subject to the provisions of this Section, such requirement of Westinghouse to provide the Westinghouse Bond shall be renewed if Toshiba's Credit Rating subsequently drops below those ratings.

(d)      Following the Effective Date, if at any time the Credit Rating of SCE&G or Santee Cooper, as applicable, is below both of BBB (by Standard and Poor's) and Baa2 (by Moody's), then SCE&G or Santee Cooper, as applicable, shall be required to provide Contractor with an irrevocable, standby letter of credit in form and substance acceptable to Contractor ("Owner Letter of Credit") from a bank having a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of A- or higher (by Standard & Poor's) or A3 or higher (by Moody's), with total assets of at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than sixty (60) Days after Owner’s receipt of a written notice from Contractor. The value of the Owner Letter of Credit shall be adjusted on an annual basis to be equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the highest, projected three (3) months billing for the Work during the applicable year as set forth in Exhibit F-1 and Exhibit F-2 but, under no circumstances, shall the value of the Owner Letter of Credit be less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or greater than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). In the event that Owner provides the Owner Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section, and subsequently the Credit Rating of SCE&G and/or Santee Cooper, as applicable, is equal to or greater than either of BBB (by Standard and Poor's) or Baa2 (by Moody's), Owner shall not be required to continue to maintain the Owner Letter of Credit. Conversely, subject to the provisions of this Section, such requirement of Owner to provide the Owner Letter of Credit shall be renewed if SCE&G or Santee Cooper's, as applicable, Credit Rating subsequently drops below those ratings. If the Parties agree to reduce the value of the Stone & Webster Bond or the Westinghouse Bond pursuant to Section 8.6(b) or (c), then such reduction shall also be applied to the Owner Letter of Credit.

8.7      Separate Payments for Consortium Members . Each Contractor invoice shall designate the amount of the payment due to each Consortium Member. Owner shall make payment to each Consortium Member as indicated.

ARTICLE 9      – CHANGES IN THE WORK

9.1      Entitlement to Change Order . The following, to the extent that they impact the obligations of Contractor under this Agreement (each, a "Change"), shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order in accordance with the provisions of this Article 9:

(a)      any addition to, deletion from, or modification of the Facility or any change in the Work, that is agreed by the Parties or that arises as a result of the issuance of the COL;

(b)      an Uncontrollable Circumstance;

(c)      a Change in Law;

(d)      issuance of new ITAAC or revisions to ITAAC in existence as of the Effective Date;

(e)      Contractor encountering conditions at or affecting the Site not made known to Contractor or are not evident or readily discernible upon Contractor's inspection of the Site as provided in Section 3.6(d) and/or encountering Hazardous Materials for which it is not responsible;

(f)      the circumstances that entitle Contractor to a Change Order as provided for in Section 5.6;

(g)      uncovering of the Work (unless the Work is found to be deficient) as provided for in Section 5.7(d);

(h)      any breach of this Agreement by Owner of its obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the obligations under Section 3.6) or delay or other demonstrable adverse impact on Contractor's or a Subcontractor's activities under this Agreement resulting from delay by Owner in giving any required approvals or in performing any of Owner's responsibilities under Section 3.6 (other than any delay for which Contractor is responsible) or interference by Owner or Owner's Personnel or Invitees (other than Contractor or its Subcontractors or their Personnel or Invitees);

(i)      suspension of the Work pursuant to Article 22 except to the extent that it arises as a result of Contractor's act, omission or default;

(j)      failure of Owner to issue the Full Notice to Proceed or Limited Notices to Proceed in time to support Contractor's required activities to maintain the Project Schedule as further described in Section 3.3;

(k)      an instruction by Owner to Contractor to accelerate the performance of the Work accepted by Contractor; or

(l)      any other event or circumstance specifically identified in this Agreement as constituting a Change or entitling Contractor to a Change Order.

9.2      Owner-Directed Changes . It is the intent of the Parties to preserve the design of the Standard Plant, including the approach to the supply chain, construction, licensing, operation and maintenance. However, Owner may request any Change, provided it is technically feasible, with the understanding that such Change may cause the Facility to no longer qualify as a Standard Plant, subject again to Sections 9.3 through 9.5.

9.3      Effect of Changes . To the extent that a Change adversely affects Contractor's or its Subcontractors' ability to perform the Work, increases the costs for the Work, affects

Contractor's ability to achieve the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee or Warranties or its other obligations under this Agreement, or causes a delay in the Project Schedule, Contractor shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment as appropriate to the Contract Price, the Project Schedule, the Milestone Payment Schedule, the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates, the Scope of Work and/or such other parts of this Agreement as may be affected by such Change. Similarly, to the extent that a Change enhances Contractor's or its Subcontractors' ability to perform the Work, reduces the cost of the Work or its other obligations under this Agreement, or shortens the Project Schedule, Owner shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment as appropriate to the Contract Price, the Project Schedule, the Milestone Payment Schedule, the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates, the Scope of Work and/or such other parts of this Agreement as may be affected by such Change. Any increase or decrease in the Contract Price resulting from a Change shall be determined and shall be payable as follows:

(i)      by fixed or firm price in an amount proposed by Contractor and accepted by Owner (to be payable as the Parties may agree); or

(ii)      if Owner does not accept the fixed or firm price amount proposed by Contractor, on a Time and Materials Basis, using the rates in Exhibit G , provided that for any such Change, Contractor shall have the right to make a Claim for the costs of Work affected by the Change that are not covered in the Time and Materials Charges for the Change. Such additional costs shall be subject to audit in accordance with the terms of Section 25.4.

9.4      Change Orders . Contractor shall submit written notice of a Change to Owner as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances after becoming aware of the Change. Such notice shall include (or where not possible, be followed by) notice of the following as such information becomes available:

(a)      details of the effect of the Change on the provisions of the Agreement;

(b)      options to mitigate the costs or delays or enhance the savings associated with the Change;

(c)      an evaluation of the impact on the Licensing Basis as of the date of the Change;

(d)      a written proposal for executing the Work insofar as it has changed; and

(e)      changes that are needed to the Milestone Payment Schedule so that it reflects the changes to the Project Schedule.

Change Orders shall be agreed to in writing by the Parties. Each Change Order shall show the adjustments agreed to by the Parties. If Owner requests a proposal for a Change in the Work from Contractor or should Contractor submit a notice for a Change under Section 9.1, a Change Order shall be issued to reimburse Contractor for any charges incurred, or to compensate Owner for any resulting savings, including but not limited to charges for or savings in estimating services, design services or preparation of proposed revisions to the Agreement. Any changed

Work performed by Contractor prior to the execution of a Change Order shall be at Contractor's risk.

9.5      Disputes over Changes . In the event the Parties are unable to agree on any aspect of a Change Order, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.

9.6      Changes for Contractor's Convenience .

(a)      Contractor shall have the right to take any action at its own expense that is generally consistent with this Agreement and that is reasonably necessary to meet the requirements of this Agreement, including performing its obligations in accordance with Good Industry Practices. With respect to Equipment or materials or aspects of the Work that are part of the Standard Plant, Contractor shall have the right to make substitutions of Equipment or materials set out in the Specifications, or deletions from or modifications to the Facility or the Work as described in the Scope of Work or the Licensing Basis, so long as such substitutions, deletions or modifications are equivalent or better as to function and reliability on a life cycle basis and do not cause the Equipment or materials or aspects of the Work to no longer conform to the Standard Plant. Contractor shall provide notice of and the rationale for any such Change to Owner.

(b)      In the event that Contractor desires to make substitutions of Equipment or materials set out in the Specifications, or deletions from or modifications to the Facility or the Work as described in the Scope of Work or the Licensing Basis and such action (i) would cause the Equipment or materials or such aspect of the Work (following the finalization of the design of the applicable system, component or structure) to no longer conform to the Standard Plant, or (ii) would be contrary to the COL or the DCD, Contractor shall obtain Owner's written approval prior to undertaking such Change.

(c)      In the event that Contractor desires to make material modifications to the Non-Standard Plant that are contrary to the COL or Contractor's issued station P&IDs, one-line electrical diagrams or the equipment arrangement drawings, Contractor shall obtain Owner's written approval thereof. Changes to Facility drawings and other documentation shall be documented and documents controlled in accordance with Contractor's PQAP and shall be submitted or made available to Owner for its review, but such Changes shall not be subject to Owner's approval.

(d)      Owner's prior written approval shall not be required for a Field Change that is made in accordance with Contractor's PQAP.

(e)      Contractor shall provide its design change and configuration control procedure(s) to Owner for its review and comment

(f)      Contractor shall not be entitled to any adjustment to the Contract Price, Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date, Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee, Warranties or any other term or condition of this Agreement in respect of any Change permitted pursuant to this Section 9.6. The provisions of this section 9.6(f) do not limit any of Contractor's rights to such adjustments for Changes that are made pursuant to Sections 9.1 or 9.2.

9.7      Optional Services and Equipment . The Parties acknowledge and agree that Exhibit A sets forth certain additional Services and Equipment, one or more of which, at the option of Owner, shall be included in the Work. If Owner desires to exercise such option, it shall provide Contractor written notice thereof, in which case such item shall be included in the Work and the Firm Price and/or Fixed Price and such other provisions shall be modified as set forth in Exhibit A.

9.8      Changes in Import Fees and Duties. In the event that there is a Change in Law after the Effective Date that results in a reduction of the import fees or duties on the Equipment to be paid by Contractor, Owner shall be entitled to a Change Order for a reduction in the Contract Price to reflect such reduction in import fees or duties in accordance with the provisions of this Article 9.

ARTICLE 10 – UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

10.1      Performance Excused . No Party shall be considered to be in default or in breach of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that performance of such obligations is prevented, impacted or delayed by any Uncontrollable Circumstance which arises. Amounts due and payable for Work performed shall not be excused due to an Uncontrollable Circumstance. Without limiting Contractor's right to seek a Change Order, to the extent the Work is affected by an Uncontrollable Circumstance, Contractor shall work diligently to cure, remove, otherwise correct, minimize and contain costs and expenses attendant on or arising from each Uncontrollable Circumstance. In the event that an Uncontrollable Circumstance affects the Work and such Uncontrollable Circumstance has affected work for other AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant customers in the same manner and to the same extent as the Work hereunder, and the actions to be taken by Contractor to mitigate the effects of such Uncontrollable Circumstance and to resume full performance of Work using commercially reasonable efforts are the same for Owner and such other customers, Contractor shall not alter the priority between the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates set forth in the Project Schedule and the guaranteed substantial completion dates of such other customers as a result of such Uncontrollable Circumstance. Contractor shall provide information to Owner to explain its determination of the manner in which the Uncontrollable Circumstance has affected Owner and such other customers.

10.2      Notice . If a Party's performance of its obligations under this Agreement is prevented, impacted or delayed by an Uncontrollable Circumstance, then it shall notify the other Party of the obligations, the performance of which is prevented, impacted or delayed, and the nature and cause of the event in writing within thirty (30) Days after the notifying Party or its Project Director becomes aware of the Uncontrollable Circumstance. The Party affected by an Uncontrollable Circumstance shall provide the other Party with weekly updates (i) estimating its expected duration, the cost of any remedial action, and the probable impact on the performance of its obligations hereunder, (ii) of the actions taken to remove or overcome the Uncontrollable Circumstance and (iii) of the efforts taken to mitigate or limit damages to the other Party. The Party affected by an Uncontrollable Circumstance shall also provide written notice to the other Party when it ceases to be so affected.

ARTICLE 11      – TESTING

11.1      Scope and Objective of Testing .

(a)      The scope of testing associated with this Article covers that testing which takes place for each Unit at the Site. The testing that shall be performed on-Site consists of Construction and Installation Tests, Preoperational Tests, Startup Tests and the Performance Test, each as described in this Article 11. Contractor shall provide on a Time and Materials Basis the assistance to Owner during the Preoperational Tests, the Startup Tests and the Performance Test (including without limitation Technical Support) required hereunder.

(b)      The "Joint Test Working Group" consists of an organizational group of representative personnel from each Party performing testing services, technical supervision and/or field support working with Owner's operating organization. The Joint Test Working Group shall oversee the implementation of the Preoperational Tests program and the Startup Tests program, including planning, scheduling and performance of all Preoperational Tests and Startup Tests. Owner shall delegate to Contractor the implementation and direction of the Joint Test Working Group. Contractor shall have overall responsibility and authority for technical direction of the initial test program, consisting of the Construction and Installation Tests, and Preoperational Tests for conducting those tests in accordance with the Project Schedule, and will act as the chairman of the Joint Test Working Group. Upon Unit Mechanical Completion, the Joint Test Working Group chairman will continue to have overall responsibility and authority for the technical direction of the Start-up Test program, but operation and control of the Unit shall reside entirely with Owner. Owner shall be responsible for conducting the Startup Tests and the Performance Tests in accordance with the Project Schedule and any delay in performance of the tests not due to the fault of Contractor or its Personnel shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9. The Joint Test Working Group shall review and evaluate Construction and Installation Tests, Preoperational Tests and Startup Tests results and test turnover packages and recommend acceptance of the Turnover to Owner. Owner is responsible for a startup administrative manual and administrative procedures that provide detailed requirements and govern the execution of activities associated with the conduct of the test program, including the organization, structure and functional relationships of the Joint Test Working Group and the startup organization. The startup administrative manual shall provide direction for interface control of the internal and external transfer of information, design data, test results and other documents from one organization to another and the Turnover of systems and Equipment from Contractor to Owner. The startup administrative manual shall be prepared by Contractor for Owner on a Time and Materials Basis.

11.2      Construction and Installation Tests .

(a)      The adequacy of construction and installation of components and systems shall be verified by construction inspection and installation tests. During the construction period, Contractor erects the structure, installs plant equipment and performs construction verification and inspection tests. All of these activities are executed, controlled, and documented in accordance with Contractor's approved procedures.

During construction, Contractor completes the Construction and Installation Test program in which various electrical and mechanical tests are performed including but not limited to the following:

(b)      During construction, Contractor completes the building of components associated with the various systems. The associated piping, wiring, equipment, and controls are verified to be installed in accordance with approved final design drawings. Construction and Installation Tests are performed and all appropriate documentation and exceptions to construction verification or tests, or incomplete tests shall be recorded as Turnover exceptions. On a system basis, completion of this program demonstrates that the system is ready for preoperational testing. The system shall be turned over to the Joint Test Working Group.

11.3      Preoperational System Tests . Following the Construction and Installation Tests of the particular components and systems, the preoperational system tests are conducted. Activities during the Preoperational Tests are conducted in accordance with a Startup Administrative Manual as provided in the Project Execution Plan. Initially, the Joint Test Working Group prepares the system/components for dynamic testing. Systems are flushed, tuned, and prepared for preoperational and acceptance testing. The Joint Test Working Group, while coordinating any remaining functional testing, shall typically direct Owner's operations personnel in the initial starting and operation of the various systems.

(a)      Preoperational Tests shall be performed to demonstrate that the components and systems perform in accordance with selected design requirements so that initial Nuclear Fuel loading, initial criticality, and subsequent power operation can be safely undertaken in accordance with Law and applicable Government Approvals. Preoperational Tests at elevated pressure and temperature are referred to as hot functional tests. Contractor shall provide ten (10) Days advance notice to Owner of the scheduled testing dates via updates to the Project Schedule.

The general objectives of the Preoperational Test program are the following:

Abstracts for the Preoperational Tests for portions of systems/components that perform safety‑related functions; perform defense-in-depth functions; contain, transport, or isolate radioactive material; and for other applicable systems are specified in Chapter 14 of the Design Control Document.

(b)      Contractor shall develop the Preoperational Test procedures consistent with its procedures for the Standard Plant and shall provide the Preoperational Test procedures to Owner in advance of the testing. A team referred to as the "Preoperational Test Group" shall be established by the Joint Test Working Group and be manned by each Party's personnel as mutually agreed by the Parties. The Preoperational Test Group shall consist of engineering test leads and test personnel. The Preoperational Test Group is responsible for conducting the Preoperational Tests in accordance with the Project Schedule.

(c)      Facility equipment used in the performance of Preoperational Tests shall be operated by Owner in accordance with appropriate operating procedures, thereby giving Owner's operating staff an opportunity to gain experience in using these procedures and demonstrating their adequacy prior to plant initial criticality.

(d)      Contractor shall review the results of the Preoperational Tests with the Preoperational Test Group and notify Owner when it may proceed with the Startup Test program.

11.4      Startup Tests Objectives and Protocol .

(a)      The Startup Test program begins with initial Nuclear Fuel loading after the Preoperational Tests necessary for Nuclear Fuel loading have been successfully completed. Startup Tests can be grouped into four broad categories:

During performance of the Startup Test program, Owner's operating staff shall have the opportunity to obtain practical experience in the use of appropriate operating procedures while a Unit progresses through heatup, criticality, and power operations.

(b)      The general objectives of the Startup Test program are to:

Abstracts of the Startup Tests are provided in Chapter 14 of the Design Control Document. Contractor shall develop the Startup Test procedures per the guidelines documented in Chapter 14 of the Design Control Document, in accordance with its procedures for the Standard Plant and shall provide the Startup Test procedures to Owner in advance of the testing. A team referred to as the "Startup Test Group" shall be established by the Joint Test Working Group and be manned by each Party's personnel as mutually agreed by the Parties. The Startup Test Group shall consist of engineering test leads and test personnel. The Startup Test Group is responsible for conducting the Startup Tests in accordance with the agreed upon Project Schedule. Contractor shall provide Technical Support to Owner during these tests.

(c)      Contractor shall give notice to Owner of the date (the "Ready for Startup Test Date") when the Unit is ready, or would have been ready within the next ninety (90) Days except for a delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance, for the Startup Tests on such Unit to begin; provided, however, that such notice shall not be given until the Construction and Installation Tests are completed and the

Preoperational Tests are underway such that the Unit will be ready for Startup Tests within ninety (90) Days from such notice.

(i)      In the event of any such delay, the provisions of Article 9 shall apply. If the Work is suspended as a result of the delay, the Parties shall determine as part of the Change Order process such matters as (A) maintenance procedures for the Unit to be followed by Owner until the Startup Test can occur, (B) whether or not Contractor should demobilize its forces for the duration of the suspension, (C) if demobilization is to occur, Contractor Personnel that shall either remain on the Site and/or be permitted to examine the Unit and Owner's maintenance records on a routine basis to determine whether the agreed maintenance procedures are being followed and (D) validation procedures to be undertaken on the Unit to re-determine its readiness for the Startup Test prior to conducting the Startup Test.

(ii)      To the extent that a delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance delays any Startup Test by more than one hundred eighty (180) Days from the Ready for Startup Test Date, Contractor shall be entitled to the Milestone Payments that would be due upon or prior to Startup Test Completion, minus the direct costs attributable to the Technical Support to have been provided by Contractor for such Startup Test(s).

(iii)      At such time as Owner is ready for the Startup Test to be conducted, Contractor shall (if applicable) re-mobilize at the Site on a mutually agreed date and shall proceed to provide the Technical Support required for the Startup Test, followed by the Performance Test and the other activities required to achieve Substantial Completion and Final Completion. Prior to initiating the Startup Test, Contractor shall have the right, pursuant to the agreed validation procedures determined as described in clause (i) above, to determine whether any degradation of the Unit has occurred. If degradation of the Unit has occurred, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9 for the costs and time required to perform corrections to the Unit to return it to a state ready for the Startup Test.

(iv)      If the delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance delays any Startup Test by more than one (1) year from the Ready for Startup Test Date, then (x) the Startup Test shall be deemed to have been completed and Substantial Completion shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the Warranties, Section 22.2 and any other provisions of the Agreement pertaining to the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date; (y) Contractor shall be entitled to the remaining Milestone Payments; and (z) Final Completion shall be deemed to have occurred provided that Contractor completes such other Work that can be completed notwithstanding the inability to conduct the Startup Test and Performance Test. At such time, if any, as Owner is ready for the Startup Test to be conducted, Contractor's sole responsibility hereunder with respect to such Startup Test shall be to provide Technical Support for the testing on a Time and Materials Basis.

11.5      Performance Tests .

(a)      Contractor shall develop the Performance Test procedures consistent with its procedures for the Standard Plant and shall provide the Performance Test procedures to Owner six (6) months in advance of the testing for review. Performance Test procedures must

be approved by Owner, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Owner shall provide all consumables, semi-skilled and skilled labor, fully trained and licensed operators and any other material or services required for the tests. Contractor shall maintain a minimal construction staff and labor on Site to support the testing process.

(b)      A test (the "Net Unit Electrical Output Test") shall be run to determine whether the Unit meets the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee. The Net Unit Electrical Output Test for the Unit shall be conducted in general compliance with Power Test Code 46 (PTC-46) with the NSSS power no less than 99.5% of rated power measured using the Secondary Calorimetric Methodology and for the periods and duration discussed below. The test shall consist of four test runs at least 2 hours in duration. If upon evaluation of the data more than two of the test runs are found unacceptable for reasons of equipment failure or environmental instability, additional runs will be made. Test run duration may be extended if necessary to reduce the random uncertainty in the test results to less than 0.25%. Data collected within each test run will be averaged and the results corrected to guarantee reference conditions. The final Net Unit Electrical Output shall be the average of the corrected net electrical output for all of the successful test runs.

Corrections shall be applied to the measured net electrical output for NSSS power, electrical power factor at the high side of the main step-up transformer, ambient wet and dry bulb temperature and temperature of the makeup water to the cooling tower.

The Net Unit Electrical Output Test for the Unit shall be determined during a period of continuous operation of one hundred (100) hours. Such Net Unit Electric Output Test shall be satisfactorily completed when the Unit has demonstrated its capability of meeting the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee as described above. The measurement frequency shall be in compliance with PTC-46 throughout the test.

(c)      Contractor shall give notice to Owner of the date (the "Ready for Performance Test Date") when the Unit is ready, or would have been ready within the next ninety (90) Days except for a delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance, for the Performance Test on such Unit to begin; provided, however, that such notice shall not be given until the Construction and Installation Tests and the Preoperational Tests are completed and the Startup Tests are underway and would be completed within the next ninety (90) Days unless there has been a delay as described in Section 11.4(c). In the event that there has been a delay in conducting the Startup Test due to a delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance, then the Ready for Performance Test Date shall be one hundred eighty (180) Days after the Ready for Startup Test Date plus the number of Days of performance of the Performance Test if performed pursuant to the original schedule for the test plus the number of Days of any delay incurred in performance of the Startup Test that results from circumstances other than a delay caused (i) by Owner or its Personnel or (ii) resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance.

(i)      In the event of any such delay, the provisions of Article 9 shall apply. If the Work is suspended as a result of the delay, the Parties shall determine as part of the Change Order process such matters as (A) maintenance procedures for the Unit to be followed by Owner until the Performance Test can occur, (B) whether or not Contractor should

demobilize its forces for the duration of the suspension, (C) if demobilization is to occur, Contractor Personnel that shall either remain on the Site and/or be permitted to examine the Unit and Owner's maintenance records on a routine basis to determine whether the agreed maintenance procedures are being followed and (D) validation procedures to be undertaken on the Unit to re-determine its readiness for the Performance Test prior to conducting the Performance Test.

(ii)      To the extent that a delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance delays any Performance Test by more than one hundred eighty (180) Days from the Ready for Performance Test Date, Contractor shall be entitled to the Milestone Payment that would be due upon Substantial Completion, minus the direct costs attributable to the Technical Support to have been provided by Contractor for such Performance Test.

(iii)      At such time as Owner is ready for the Performance Test to be conducted, Contractor shall (if applicable) re-mobilize at the Site on a mutually agreed date and shall proceed to conduct the Performance Test, followed by the other activities required to achieve Substantial Completion and Final Completion of the Unit. Prior to initiating the Performance Test, Contractor shall have the right, pursuant to the agreed validation procedures determined as described in clause (i) above, to determine whether any degradation of the Unit has occurred. If degradation of the Unit has occurred, Contractor shall (without duplication of Changes to which Contractor is entitled under Section 11.4(c)(iii)) be entitled to a Change Order pursuant to Article 9 for the costs and time required to perform corrections to the Unit to return it to a state ready for the Performance Test.

(iv)      If the delay caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance delays the Performance Test by more than one (1) year from the Ready for Performance Test Date, then (x) the Performance Test shall be deemed to have been completed and Substantial Completion shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the Warranties, Section 22.2 and any other provisions of the Agreement pertaining to the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date and the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee; (y) Contractor shall be entitled to the remaining Milestone Payments; and (z) Final Completion will be deemed to have occurred provided that Contractor completes such other Work that can be completed notwithstanding the inability to conduct the Performance Test. At such time, if any, as Owner is ready for the Performance Test to be conducted, Contractor's sole responsibility hereunder with respect to such Performance Test and the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee shall be to provide Technical Support for the testing on a Time and Materials Basis.

(v)      Except as provided in Section 11.5(c)(iv), should a Unit when tested be assessed to have not fully met the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee, Contractor shall proceed as provided below in Section 11.6. Contractor shall promptly notify Owner of the Unit's readiness for any required retest, specifying the time and date of such test, such date being not less than seven (7) Days from the date of notification.

11.6      Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee . Subject to the limits of liability set forth in Section 13.2, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement and in accordance with the Operating Procedures and Maintenance Procedures and Facility Manuals, Contractor guarantees

that the Net Unit Electrical Guarantee for a Unit, when loaded with the Nuclear Fuel, shall be 1101 MWe (the "Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee") determined using the conditions and calculation as set forth in Exhibit L based on mechanical draft cooling towers and measured at the high side of the main transformer including designated House Loads pursuant to Exhibit L , as evidenced by the Net Unit Electrical Output Test. Meeting the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee demonstrates that the Unit shall be capable of producing an average annual Net Unit Electrical Output of 1,117 MWe.

(a)      In the event a Unit does not meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee as of the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date, Contractor shall, at its sole option, (i) perform, at its own expense, such repair, replacement or adjustment or modification to enable such Unit to produce the guarantee or (ii) subject to the provisions below in this Section 11.6(a), pay the applicable Performance Liquidated Damages. The decision to repair, replace, adjust or modify shall be made by Contractor, after consultation with Owner. Contractor also shall provide to Owner an analysis of the cause that led to the failure of the Unit to meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee and an estimate of the efforts that would be needed to effect the repair, replacement, adjustment or modification. Contractor's repair, replacement, adjustment or modifications to a Unit shall not interfere with Owner's commercial operation of such Unit. The time period during which Contractor shall have this right to repair, replace, adjust or modify the Unit to improve performance shall terminate at the end of the first Operational Cycle; provided, however, if the equipment or component required to remedy the problem has long lead requirements that preclude the remedy in this time period, Contractor shall have until the end of the second Operational Cycle to remedy the problem. If Contractor has not already paid the Performance Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof and, (subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence) as of the end of the first Operational Cycle, the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee has not been met, Contractor shall pay the applicable Performance Liquidated Damages. Contractor also shall have the right to terminate its efforts to improve the performance of the Unit and pay the applicable Performance Liquidated Damages at any time during the first Operational Cycle. If Contractor has previously paid Performance Liquidated Damages and, as a result of Contractor's efforts, as of the end of the first Operational Cycle (or the second Operational Cycle if long lead equipment or components are involved in the remedy) the Unit is able to meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee or Contractor has been able to increase the Net Unit Electrical Output from the level at which the Performance Liquidated Damages were previously paid, in each case as demonstrated by a Net Unit Electrical Output Test, Contractor shall be entitled to a refund of all or the applicable portion of the Performance Liquidated Damages paid by Contractor, calculated as provided in Section 13.2. Amounts expended by Contractor in its efforts to meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee shall not limit or affect Contractor's obligation to pay Performance Liquidated Damages.

(b)      The Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee is subject to the conditions stated in Section 14.4(c) and to the following:

(i)      Owner has provided access to the electrical grid and sufficient electrical load to perform the test; and

(ii)      The Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee is based upon the conditions specified in Exhibit L . If conditions during the test differ from those specified, adjustments shall be made accordingly to the Net Unit Electrical Output using graphs, tables and other data as prepared by Contractor, after consultation with Owner, to establish the Net Unit Electrical Output to compare to the Net Electric Output Guarantee.

(c)      Necessary auxiliary equipment for producing the Net Unit Electrical Output shall include only the Equipment loads provided in Exhibit L .

(d)      The Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee shall be demonstrated by the Net Unit Electrical Output Test to be conducted at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Satisfactory completion of such test or re-test, or the payment of Performance Liquidated Damages to Owner shall relieve Contractor of any further obligation with respect to the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee.

ARTICLE 12 – STAGES OF COMPLETION

12.1      Turnover .

(a)      Turnover refers to the sequential mechanical completion of each system and structure of a Unit. "Turnover" of a system or structure shall occur upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i)      Such system, structure or component (A) shall be mechanically and electrically sound; (B) shall have been cleaned out as necessary to perform the Construction and Installation Tests for such system or structure; and (C) the subsystems comprising such system, structure or component shall have been checked for alignment, lubrication, and electrical continuity and hydrostatic and pneumatic pressure integrity; and

(ii)      the Construction and Installation Tests for such system or structure shall have been completed such that Owner can confirm that the criteria for the Construction and Installation Tests have been met; and

(iii)      Structures, systems and components or portions thereof shall be completed, necessary coatings applied, and the area cleaned; and

(iv)      The Preoperational Test has validated compliance with the design specifications to the extent permitted under the Unit's configuration status. (For example, some design requirements cannot be validated until after Nuclear Fuel loading.)

(b)      Notice and Acceptance of Turnover . When Contractor believes the provisions of Section 12.1(a) have been satisfied with respect to each system or structure, Contractor shall deliver a written notice of such determination through the Joint Test Working Group to Owner with sufficient detail to enable Owner to determine whether Contractor has achieved such requirements. Turnover of such system or structure shall be deemed to have occurred within ten (10) Business Days following delivery of such determination to Owner, unless within such ten (10) Business Days period, Owner has notified Contractor in writing of

why it disagrees that Turnover has occurred, in which case (and without prejudice to Contractor's right to submit a Claim) Contractor shall take such corrective actions as are necessary and resubmit its written notice of determination to Owner in accordance with this Section 12.1(b). Upon Turnover of a system or structure, Contractor shall turn over risk of loss and care, custody, control and operation of such system, structure or component to Owner in accordance with Section 21.2.

12.2      Preoperational Test Completion .

(a)      Unit Mechanical Completion . “Unit Mechanical Completion” shall be achieved when the conditions as stated in Section 11.4(a) for the commencement of Nuclear Fuel loading the Unit have been achieved. When submitting its written notice of determination for such Unit Mechanical Completion, Contractor shall include notice that Turnover has occurred

(b)      "Preoperational Test Completion" for a Unit shall be deemed to have occurred upon satisfactory completion of the Preoperational Tests for the Unit.

(c)      Contractor shall notify Owner when the provisions of Section 12.2(b) have been satisfied. Owner shall accept such Unit as having achieved Preoperational Test Completion, by delivering to Contractor notice of that acceptance within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of Contractor's notice that Preoperational Test Completion has occurred; alternatively, Owner may disagree that Preoperational Test Completion has occurred by notifying Contractor in writing of why it disagrees that Preoperational Test Completion has occurred. If no notice is issued by Owner within the required time period, Owner shall be deemed to have accepted that Preoperational Test Completion has occurred. The date of Preoperational Test Completion shall be the date the Unit has achieved Preoperational Test Completion and not the date of Owner's acceptance.

12.3      Startup Test Completion .

(a)      Prior to commencing the Startup Tests, the Parties shall have jointly determined and agreed upon a punch list of the remaining Work for each Unit. The items on the punch list that are required to be completed before the commencement of the Startup Tests for reasons of safety or compliance with applicable Laws shall have been completed prior to the commencement of the Startup Tests.

(b)      "Startup Test Completion" for a Unit shall be deemed to have occurred upon satisfactory completion of the Startup Test for the Unit or the deemed completion of a Startup Test pursuant to Section 11.4(c)(iv).

(c)      Contractor shall notify Owner when the provisions of Section 12.3(b) have been satisfied. Owner shall accept such Unit as having achieved Startup Test Completion, by delivering to Contractor notice of that acceptance within forty-five (45) Days following receipt of Contractor's notice that Startup Test Completion has occurred; alternatively, Owner may disagree that Startup Test Completion has occurred by notifying Contractor in writing of why it disagrees that Startup Test Completion has occurred. If no notice is issued by Owner within the required time period, Owner shall be deemed to have accepted that Startup Test Completion has

occurred. The date of Startup Test Completion shall be the date the Unit has achieved Startup Test Completion and not the date of Owner's acceptance.

12.4      Substantial Completion .

(a)      "Substantial Completion" for a Unit shall have occurred upon satisfactory completion of a Performance Test, the deemed completion of a Performance Test pursuant to Section 11.5(c)(iv), or the payment of applicable Performance Liquidated Damages by Contractor.

(b)      Contractor shall notify Owner when the provisions of Section 12.4(a) have been satisfied. Owner shall accept such Unit as having achieved Substantial Completion, by delivering to Contractor notice of that acceptance within sixty (60) Business Days following receipt of Contractor's notice that Substantial Completion has occurred; alternatively, Owner may disagree that Substantial Completion has occurred by notifying Contractor in writing of why it disagrees that Substantial Completion has occurred. If no notice is issued by Owner within the required time period, Owner shall be deemed to have accepted that Substantial Completion has occurred. The date of Substantial Completion shall be the date the Unit has achieved Substantial Completion and not the date of Owner's acceptance.

12.5      Punch List . Prior to Substantial Completion of a Unit, the Parties shall jointly determine and agree upon a comprehensive list of remaining Work, which shall be of a minor nature and not prevent commercial operation of the Unit (the "Final Completion Punch List"). Owner shall have the right to withhold from the Milestone Payment due upon Substantial Completion of a Unit an amount of money equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the expected cost of completion of the Final Completion Punch List, which amount shall be released to Contractor upon Final Completion of the Unit. In the event that any items on the Final Completion Punch List cannot be performed until the next Nuclear Fuel re-load, Final Completion of a Unit shall be deemed to have been achieved for purposes of this Agreement provided that Contractor agrees in writing with Owner to return to complete such Work at the time of the next Nuclear Fuel re-load, and Owner shall have the right to continue to retain one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the expected cost of completion of such items until such Work is completed. In lieu of the retention described in this Section 12.5, Contractor shall have the right to provide a letter of credit or a bond, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Owner, for the completion of the Final Completion Punch List, in which case the amount retained for the Final Completion Punch List shall be released to Contractor.

12.6      Final Completion .

(a)      Subject to 12.5, "Final Completion" of a Unit shall be deemed to have occurred upon the completion of the Final Completion Punch List and the other Work required under the Agreement with the exception of obligations under the Warranties.

(b)      Contractor shall notify Owner when the provisions of Section 12.6(a) have been satisfied. Owner shall accept the Unit as having achieved Final Completion by delivering to Contractor notice of that acceptance within thirty (30) Days following receipt of Contractor's notice that Final Completion has occurred; alternatively, Owner may reject the Unit as having

achieved Final Completion by notifying Contractor in writing of why it disagrees that Final Completion has occurred. If no notice is issued by Owner within the required time period, Owner shall be deemed to have accepted that Final Completion has occurred. The date of Final Completion shall be the date the Unit has achieved Final Completion and not the date of Owner's acceptance.

(c)      In the event that Contractor is unable to achieve Final Completion within six (6) months following Substantial Completion of the Second Unit (or if there is no Second Unit, the First Unit) due to the fact that Owner limits Contractor's access to the Facility or otherwise does not allow Contractor to take the necessary actions to achieve Final Completion, Final Completion shall be deemed to have occurred; provided that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to Final Completion Punch List items that cannot be completed until the next Nuclear Fuel re-load as provided in Section 12.5.

If a delay in achieving Substantial Completion of a Unit continues beyond three hundred sixty-five (365) Days after the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for such Unit, no additional Delay Liquidated Damages shall be due. Payment of the Delay Liquidated Damages shall be Owner's sole and exclusive remedy for Contractor's failure to achieve Substantial Completion of a Unit on or before the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for such Unit; however, Delay

Liquidated Damages are intended only to cover damages suffered by Owner as a result of delay and shall not affect the right of Owner to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 22.2(a)(iii) or its remedies provided for in Section 22.2 as a result of such termination.

13.2      Performance Liquidated Damages . If the Unit does not meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee due to Contractor's fault, Owner's remedy for such failure shall be to recover from Contractor Performance Liquidated Damages of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each whole KWe that the Net Unit Electrical Output, as demonstrated by a Net Unit Electrical Output Test, is below the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee. The Parties agree that it would be extremely difficult and impracticable under presently known and anticipated facts and circumstances to ascertain and fix the actual damages Owner would incur in the event that the Unit fails to meet the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee, and, accordingly Owner's remedy for such failure shall be to recover from Contractor as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, the Performance Liquidated Damages. In the event that Contractor has paid the Performance Liquidated Damages and as of the end of the first Operational Cycle (or the second Operational Cycle if long lead equipment or components were involved in the remedy) has been able to achieve the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee or has improved the Net Unit Electrical Output, Contractor shall be entitled to receive a refund of all or the applicable portion of the Performance Liquidated Damages paid, based on the difference between the Performance Liquidated Damages paid and the Performance Liquidated Damages due following Contractor's repair, replacement, adjustment or modifications to the Unit as demonstrated by a Performance Test, minus seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per MW below the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee for each Day that the Unit operated below the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee. In no event shall the total Performance Liquidated Damages due under this Agreement exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Contract Price per Unit (the "Performance Liquidated Damages Cap").

13.3      Performance Bonus . Following Substantial Completion, the Net Unit Electrical Output for the Unit will be measured when the Unit is at one hundred percent (100%) reactor power to determine an average Net Unit Electrical Output. If, as of the completion of the second Operational Cycle (a) the Unit capacity factor is above eighty percent (80%); and (b) the average Net Unit Electrical Output achieved by a Unit exceeds the Net Unit Electrical Output Guarantee, then Owner shall pay to Contractor a bonus (the “Performance Bonus”) of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for each whole MWe the Unit achieves above 1,117 MWe. For the purposes of the foregoing, "capacity factor" shall mean the ratio of the megawatt-hours produced compared to the megawatt-hours the Unit is capable of producing at rated power during an Operational Cycle, stated as a percentage, and any hours that the Unit is not producing megawatt-hours that are not attributable to the fault of Contractor shall be included as hours of production.

13.4      Payment . Delay Liquidated Damages and Performance Liquidated Damages, if due for a Unit, shall be due and payable by Contractor to Owner within thirty (30) Days following agreement by the Parties that such amount is due. The Performance Bonus, if due for a Unit, shall be paid within thirty (30) Days following the end of the second Operational Cycle of such Unit. If the payment of any such amount is disputed, then once the dispute is resolved, the additional amount due, if any, shall be paid, or the excess amount paid, if any, shall be refunded, by the applicable Party, within thirty (30) Days after the date of the final resolution, together

with interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus one percent (1%) per annum, applied from the original due date of the payment, until paid (or in the case of any overpayment, from the date paid until refunded by the Party).

(ii)      The Equipment Warranty shall commence upon the date scheduled for Substantial Completion of a Unit in the Project Schedule as of October 1, 2008 plus the number of Days of delay caused by Contractor and shall expire on the date that is twenty-four (24) months after that date for such Unit (the "Standard Equipment Warranty Period"); provided, however, if Owner exercises its option in Section 14.5 for any item of Equipment, the Warranty Period for such item of Equipment shall be the applicable Extended Equipment Warranty Period (as defined in Section 14.5).

(iii)      In the event that after the pouring of first safety-related concrete for the Unit but prior to Substantial Completion of such Unit, there is any delay in the performance of the Work caused by Owner or its Personnel or resulting from an Uncontrollable Circumstance, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an extension of the equipment warranty(ies) from Subcontractors for that Equipment designated by Owner so that Contractor can extend the Standard Equipment Warranty Period. The cost to Owner of such extended Equipment Warrant(ies), if obtained, shall be included in the Change Order to which Contractor shall be entitled as a result of such delay(s). For such Change Order, Contractor shall only markup the amount charged by the Subcontractor for such extended Equipment Warranty(ies) for Westinghouse's SGA and Stone & Webster's G&A and multipliers set forth in Exhibit G , and shall not include a markup for Pro Rata Profit. Any Contractor costs to administer such extended Equipment Warranties or for Contractor to provide the extended warranty without Subcontractor backing shall include Westinghouse's SGA and Stone & Webster's G&A and multipliers set forth in Exhibit G , and Pro Rata Profit consistent with the Profit applicable to the Consortium Member providing the Equipment.

(iv)      The Equipment Warranty does not apply to consumables and Equipment and material such as, but not limited to, gaskets, seals, filters, electronic tubes, packing, fuses, transistors and light bulbs which, by normal industry practices would be expected to be replaced during the Standard Equipment Warranty Period.

(v)      For Equipment which is placed into service prior to Substantial Completion, the Equipment Warranty shall commence upon such date when an item is placed into service and shall expire on the date that is twenty four (24) months after such date.  If, however, any such item of Equipment is placed into service prior to Substantial Completion and

used by Contractor to support its performance of the Work, the Equipment Warranty shall commence upon the Substantial Completion Date of the First Unit and shall expire on the date that is twenty four (24) months after such date.  Contractor shall give notice to Owner within five (5) Business Days after such an item has been placed into service.

(b)      Remedy . If, for non-conforming Equipment discovered during the applicable Warranty Period, Owner promptly notifies Contractor, Contractor shall perform such repair or replacement as required to meet the Equipment Warranty. The repaired or replaced part shall be further warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and material for a period of one (1) year from the date of repair or replacement, until the end of the then-current Operational Cycle (for items that cannot be verified during normal operations) or until the expiration of the Standard Equipment Warranty Period, whichever is later; provided that in no event shall such warranty extend beyond five (5) years from the commencement of the Standard Equipment Warranty Period and provided further that the terms of the Extended Equipment Warranty shall govern with respect to such matters for each item of Equipment covered by an Extended Equipment Warranty. The decision to repair or replace shall be made by Contractor. Removal and reinstallation of the non-conforming Equipment shall be performed by Contractor at its expense; provided that, Owner shall provide working access to the Equipment (which shall include removing, disassembly, replacing and/or reinstalling adjacent or interfering Equipment, components, materials, systems or structures in the Unit to the extent necessary to permit Contractor to perform its warranty obligation on the non-conforming Equipment), it being understood that such removal, disassembly, replacing and/or reinstalling shall not adversely affect any warranties and, at the request of Contractor, shall furnish, without cost to Contractor, plant support personnel and facilities to assist in the removal, reinstallation, repair and other activities occasioned by this warranty as specified in Section 14.1(e). Should investigation by Contractor reveal that a defect is not covered by the Equipment Warranty, Owner agrees to reimburse Contractor for its expenses in connection therewith.

(c)      Warranty Work Deferral . At Owner's option, Warranty Work that impacts operation of the Facility may be deferred until the time of the Unit's next regularly scheduled maintenance outage and the Warranty provisions hereunder shall apply notwithstanding that such outage occurs after the end of the Standard Equipment Warranty Period. If Contractor advises Owner that deferral of the Warranty Work can reasonably be expected to result in damage to the Unit and/or Equipment which occurs after Contractor's advice and results from deferral of such Warranty Work, Owner may elect to use the Unit and/or Equipment at its risk. In no event may Owner defer the Warranty Work beyond eighteen (18) months from the date it would have been performed by Contractor without Owner's deferral.

(d)      Additional Owner Obligations . As long as any Equipment supplied hereunder is subject to warranty, Owner shall:

(i)      Afford Contractor an opportunity to review Owner's system of developing and recording data related to Facility performance;

(ii)      Provide, without cost to Contractor, any required decontamination to reasonable limits that shall allow Contractor to perform its obligations under this Article 14

and all necessary personnel and facilities for the removal, reinstallation, repair and other Site activities that may be occasioned by the presence of radioactive contamination;

(iii)      Provide authorized personnel of Contractor and its Subcontractors reasonable access to the Facility should Contractor decide to observe the manner in which the Facility is operated and maintained;

(iv)      Provide authorized personnel of Contractor and its Subcontractors reasonable access to operation and maintenance records of Owner; and

(v)      Afford Contractor at its expense the opportunity to attend and be heard during the presentations to any Government Authority relating to the Facility and Equipment performance.

Should Owner not provide such of the foregoing as are required by Contractor, such action shall cause Contractor's obligations to terminate with respect to the particular claimed defect to the extent that Owner's failure caused prejudice to Contractor.

(e)      Working Access to Equipment and Plant Support Activities to be Provided by Owner . The plant support personnel and facilities to be provided by Owner in accordance with Section 14.1(b) are as follows:

(i)      operations support to establish the required plant conditions for the repairs;

(ii)      make the plant systems, structures, and components available and placed in the proper configuration;

(iii)      provide the valve clearances and tag-outs necessary;

(iv)      provide the necessary licensed operators in the control room and containment as required by the COL;

(v)      establish and maintain appropriate and acceptable industrial safety conditions in accordance with Laws, Good Industry Practices, and utility policy such that reasonably unencumbered access to the required work areas is enabled for all personnel;

(vi)      as appropriate, provide body harnesses and/or personal flotation devices in sufficient quantities such that reasonably unencumbered access to the required work areas is enabled for all personnel;

(vii)      provide safe scaffolding meeting applicable OSHA standards (as required);

(viii)      provide suitable ambient lighting;

(ix)      provide free and unobstructed access to the Site, including maintained storage areas and roadways. Floor conditions shall be suitable for crane and truck operation;

(x)      provide access such as remove/reinstall cubicle plugs and other related plant facilities, such as piping, ductwork, cable trays, platforms, insulation, etc.;

(xi)      provide logistics support and labor for moving equipment/materials into and out of the plant and shipping;

(xii)      provide lay down area(s) for equipment storage, set-up, staging and operation. Area requirements shall depend on the scope of services performed;

(xiii)      provide areas for storage of low specific activity and clean equipment boxes and/or cargo containers. The area(s) shall vary depending on storage configurations and scope of services;

(xiv)      establish and maintain appropriate and acceptable radiological conditions in accordance with Laws, Good Industry Practices, and utility policy such that reasonably unencumbered access to the required work areas is enabled for all personnel;

(xv)      provide anti-contamination clothing, lockers, change area, dosimetry, health physics and radiation protection service and badging for Site access as typically required;

(xvi)      provide official whole body exposure data for Contractor personnel upon personnel departure from the Site;

(xvii)      provide Gamma isotopic analysis to determine radioactivity of waste;

(xviii)      provide breathing air and respiratory protection as necessary;

(xix)      provide plant compressed air as required;

(xx)      provide air for ventilation;

(xxi)      provide 110V, 220V and 480V power as required;

(xxii)      provide plant and deionized water;

(xxiii)      make available to Contractor, and maintain in an operable condition those hand tools, special tools, and calibrated equipment necessary;

(xxiv)      allow access to machine shop and welding facilities, and hot tool crib access, as required;

(xxv)      provide crane operators, including polar crane availability on an as scheduled basis, and any other personnel necessary to complete the tasks outside of Contractor scope;

(xxvi)      provide for consumables such as wipes and rags, and disposal of all contaminated materials;

(xxvii)      provide QA/QC coverage as required in the Site approved procedures; and

(xxviii)      provide outside phone lines, sanitation facilities and drinking water.

(f)      Conditions . Such repair or replacement shall constitute complete fulfillment of Contractor obligation under the Equipment Warranty, and upon the expiration of the applicable Warranty Period, all such obligations shall terminate.

14.2      Services Warranty . Contractor warrants that the Services shall be performed by qualified persons and using competent professional knowledge and judgment and shall conform to Good Industry Practices and the requirements of this Agreement (the "Services Warranty"). If any portion of the Services fails to comply with this Services Warranty and Owner promptly notifies Contractor of such non-conformance along with evidence which reasonably demonstrates Contractor's culpability, Contractor shall promptly re-perform the non-conforming Services and any additional Work required under the Equipment Warranty without additional compensation from Owner. The Services Warranty Period shall be concurrent with the Standard Equipment Warranty Period (the "Services Warranty Period").

At Owner's option, Warranty Work may be deferred until the time of the Unit's next regularly scheduled maintenance outage and the Warranty provisions hereunder shall apply notwithstanding that such outage occurs after the end of the Services Warranty Period. If Contractor advises Owner that deferral of the Warranty Work can reasonably be expected to result in damage to the Unit and/or Equipment which occurs after Contractor's advice and results from deferral of such Warranty Work, Owner may elect to use the Unit and/or Equipment at its risk. In no event may Owner defer the Warranty Work beyond eighteen (18) months from the date it would have been performed by Contractor without Owner's deferral.

14.3      Warranty of Title . Contractor represents and warrants that the Work, including the Equipment furnished by it and its Subcontractors that become part of the Facility or are furnished to Owner as spare parts shall be legally and beneficially owned by Owner free from any Liens (other than Liens created by the actions of Owner, including non-payment). In the event of any nonconformity with this warranty, Contractor, at its own expense, upon written notice of such failure, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owner from the consequences of such defect in title and such obligations shall survive the expiration, cancellation or termination of this Agreement.

14.4      Limitations and Disclaimers .

(a)      THE WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES AND RELATED REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 14 ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND RELATED REMEDIES WHETHER STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE) AND WHETHER CLAIMS BY OWNER ARE BASED IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT (INCLUDING FAULT, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY).

(b)      Any warranties not expressly made herein are expressly waived by Owner.

(c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 14, Contractor shall have no liability hereunder for non-conformance or failure of Equipment, or material, or performance, that results, in whole or in part, from:

(i)      Operation of the Equipment outside of the design basis of the Equipment or integrated system.

(ii)      Following Turnover of a system or structure, improper use, or abnormal handling, storage, operation or maintenance of the Equipment or material therein, or operation outside the guidelines of the Specifications, including employment at any time for purposes other than those for which such Equipment and material are intended, or under other abnormal conditions or incompetent supervision.

(iii)      Alteration, abuse or misuse of the Equipment by persons other than Contractor, its Subcontractors and the employees and agents of either.

(iv)      Any operation or maintenance of the Equipment that is not in accordance with the Unit Operating Procedures and Maintenance Procedures.

(v)      Operation by personnel not qualified in accordance with Section 3.6(g).

(d)      Contractor shall be relieved from fulfilling its warranty obligations as specified in this Article 14 if:

(i)      A Nuclear Incident occurs through no fault of Contractor and gives rise to the non-conformance, and

(ii)      All the consequences, including radiation, of such Nuclear Incident preventing Contractor from performing such warranty obligations are not removed within the applicable Warranty Period.

14.5      Extended Equipment Warranty . No later than six (6) months following issuance of the Full Notice to Proceed, Contractor shall provide to Owner an option for extended warranties for the steam generator, reactor vessel head, reactor cooling pumps, pressurizer, main turbine, main turbine generator and main step-up transformers. At the time of providing the option, Contractor also shall provide information as to the duration of such warranties, the price for such extended warranties (which shall be developed using the same pricing methodology as the pricing for the Equipment to which such extended warranties apply) and any special terms applicable to such extended warranties (each, an "Extended Equipment Warranty"). Owner shall have the right to exercise its option for any such Extended Equipment Warranty within the time period specified for the exercise of the option by the Equipment vendor. The terms of such Extended Equipment Warranties shall be set forth in Exhibit W. The time period beyond the Standard Equipment Warranty Period to which each such Extended Warranty applies is referred to as the "Extended Equipment Warranty Period" for such piece of Equipment.

14.6      Limitation on Warranty Liability . Contractor's total liability under or in connection with the liabilities in this Article shall not exceed the amount provided in Section 17.2; provided, that such limitation shall not apply to Contractor's warranty of title under Section 14.3.

ARTICLE 15      – INDEMNITY

15.1      Contractor Indemnity . Except with respect to a Nuclear Incident, Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owner, its Affiliates, and their respective partners, shareholders, officers, directors, and lenders from and against Third Party Claims and costs and expenses associated therewith (including attorneys' fees) from any injury of or death to natural persons, or damage to or destruction of third party property (i.e., property other than the Facility or other property belonging to Owner) to the extent arising from (i) the negligent or willful acts or omissions of Contractor or its Personnel or Invitees acting within the scope of their employment or for which applicable Law would otherwise hold Contractor liable for such acts or omissions, (ii) any Liens arising from nonpayment to any Subcontractor in connection with the Work, provided that Contractor has been paid in accordance with this Agreement, or (iii) the release on or from the Site of any Hazardous Materials, but only to the extent such release is due to Contractor's or a Subcontractor's or their Personnel's or Invitees' negligence or willful misconduct while acting within the scope of their employment or for which applicable Law would otherwise hold Contractor liable for such acts or omissions. Contractor's obligations in this Section 15.1 are limited to the proceeds of the insurances required to be provided hereunder, provided that if the insurance program is a Contractor controlled insurance program, the limit shall be the amount of the proceeds from such insurance (or the proceeds which would have been received, if Contractor had not failed to obtain such insurance). Contractor's obligations in this Section 15.1 are further conditioned upon Owner giving Contractor prompt notice of any known claims for which it seeks indemnity hereunder (along with documentation which reasonably evidences Contractor's responsibility thereof) and Owner providing such assistance and cooperation in the defense of indemnified claims as Contractor shall reasonably request as set forth in more detail in Section 15.5. In the event that Owner or Owner Interests incur any cost, loss, damage or expense arising out of or resulting from any Third Party Claim for which

Contractor is required to indemnify Owner or Owner Interests pursuant to this Section 15.2, Contractor shall promptly reimburse Owner for such cost, loss, damage or expense.

15.2      Owner's Indemnity . Except with respect to a Nuclear Incident, and subject to limitations on Santee Cooper's obligations as a matter of South Carolina law, Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Contractor and Contractor Interests from and against Third Party Claims and costs and expenses associated therewith (including attorneys' fees) from any injury of or death to natural persons, and damage to or destruction of third-party property (i.e., property other than that belonging to Contractor and Contractor Interests) to the extent arising from (i) the negligent or willful acts or omissions of Owner or its Personnel or Invitees (other than Contractor or its Personnel or its Invitees) acting within the scope of their employment or for which applicable Law would otherwise hold Owner liable for such acts or omissions; and (ii) any contamination of the environment or injury to natural resources as a result of any Hazardous Materials on, at or under the Site to the extent such contamination or injury occurs through the fault, negligence, willful misconduct or strict liability of Owner or its Personnel or Invitees (other than Contractor or Contractor's Personnel or Invitees) acting within the scope of their employment or for which applicable Law would otherwise hold Owner liable for such acts or omissions. Owner obligations in this Section 15.2 are limited to the proceeds of the insurances required to be provided hereunder, provided that if the insurance program is an OCIP, the limit shall be the amount of the proceeds from such insurance (or the proceeds which would have been received, if Owner had not failed to obtain such insurance). Owner's obligations in this Section 15.2 are further conditioned upon Contractor giving Owner prompt notice of any claims for which it seeks indemnity hereunder (along with documentation which reasonably evidences Owner's responsibility thereof) and Contractor providing such assistance and cooperation in the defense of indemnified claims as Owner shall reasonably request as set forth in more detail in Section 15.5. In the event that Contractor or Contractor Interests incur any cost, loss, damage or expense arising out of or resulting from any Third Party Claim for which Owner is required to indemnify Contractor or Contractor Interests pursuant to this Section 15.2, Owner shall promptly reimburse Contractor for such cost, loss, damage or expense.

15.3      Intellectual Property Indemnity . Contractor shall assume at its sole option and expense, the settlement or defense of any and all claims, demands, costs, suits, actions, proceedings, fines and penalties (and interest thereon) brought against Owner to the extent based on a Third Party Claim that any Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment furnished by Contractor results in an infringement, or claim of infringement by Contractor, of any patent, trademark, copyright or any other similar intellectual property protection issued by a duly authorized Government Authority of the United States, Canada, a European Union country, or another country where the Equipment was manufactured in connection with the Facility, a Unit, the Work and/or Equipment furnished by Contractor hereunder, except where the same resulted from following directions, specifications, drawings, plans or procedures prepared by Owner or by third parties for Owner and selected by Owner. If a suit is brought against Contractor based on any Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment supplied by Contractor which implements any such Owner directions, specifications, drawings plans or procedures, Owner shall protect Contractor to the same extent that Contractor has agreed to protect Owner hereunder.

In the event any Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment so defended is held to constitute infringement or its use is enjoined, Contractor shall, at its own expense and option, either: (a) procure for Owner the right to continue to use such Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment; (b) re-perform the Work or replace the Facility, Unit and/or Equipment with substantially equivalent noninfringing Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment; or (c) modify the Facility, Unit, Work and/or Equipment so that it becomes noninfringing; provided, however, that such Work re-performed and Facility, Unit and/or Equipment replaced or modified conforms to the requirements of this Agreement.

THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ALL THE REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES RELATING THERETO.

15.4      Owner's Nuclear Incident Indemnity .

(a)      Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, Owner shall, without cost to Contractor Interests, obtain and maintain "financial protection" and an "indemnification agreement", for protection against liability for Nuclear Incidents (including master worker coverage), both in such form and amount as shall satisfy the requirements of Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. In the event that the nuclear liability protection contemplated by Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is repealed, changed, or is not renewed, Owner shall maintain in effect, to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms, liability protections through governmental indemnity, limitation of liability and/or insurance of comparable coverage which shall not result in a material impairment of the protection afforded Contractor Interests by such nuclear liability protection which is in effect as of the Effective Date, taking into account the availability and cost of such coverage, customary practice in the United States commercial nuclear utility industry for plants of similar size and character of the Facility and other relevant factors in light of the then existing conditions. To the extent available on commercially reasonable terms, Owner shall ensure that Contractor Interests are included in the omnibus definition of "insured" under such alternate insurance coverage or are otherwise included as an additional insured at no cost to Contractor Interests.

(b)      Owner shall prior to the initiation of Work at the Site and without cost to Contractor, obtain and maintain property insurance for protection against liability for Nuclear Incident on the Facility and the existing adjacent nuclear generation facility in a form and amount required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the current customary industry practice from time to time, providing protection against loss or damage to the Facility and the existing adjacent nuclear generation facility. Such insurance shall cover Contractor Interests, as their interests may appear. Owner hereby waives all rights of recovery and subrogation on behalf of itself and its insurers against Contractor Interests for any loss or damage covered by such property insurance during the Work and thereafter, including the deductibles under any insurance policy.

(c)      None of Contractor Interests shall be liable to Owner or its insurers or any other party for (i) any on-Site property (and existing nuclear facility at the V.C. Summer Station) loss or damage due to any nuclear energy hazard, and (ii) losses or damages caused by reason of unavailability of the nuclear power and existing adjacent nuclear station, or by reason of

shutdowns of the station or other facilities or service interruptions (including loss of profits or revenue, inventory or use charges, cost of replacement power, cost of capital or claims by customers) or for any other indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential loss, damage or injury, whether or not based on any claim or a negligent or faulty act or strict liability due to any nuclear energy hazard. To the extent Owner or its insurers recover damages from a third party for damage due to the nuclear energy hazard to which the foregoing waivers apply, Owner shall indemnify Contractor Interests against any liability which such third party recovers over from Contractor and/or its Subcontractors for any such loss or damage. In the event that Contractor Interests incur any cost, loss, damage or expense arising out of or resulting from a claim by a third party based on Owner's recovery of such damages, Owner shall promptly reimburse Contractor for such cost, loss, damage or expense. As used in this Section 15.4, the term "nuclear energy hazard" shall mean radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of "source material", "special nuclear material", or "by-product material" as such terms are defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Owner on behalf of itself and its insurers, hereby waives any right of recovery and subrogation against Contractor and Contractor Interests for any loss or damage (whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise) whether or not based on any claim or a negligent or faulty act or strict liability, due to any nuclear energy hazard, during the performance of the Work and thereafter.

(d)      As used in this Section 15.4, the term "on-Site property" means any property at the site of a nuclear facility as defined in the nuclear liability policy for the Site for nuclear liability and indemnity purposes; the term "damage" means loss, damage or loss of use; the term "liable" or "liability" means liability of any kind at any time, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise.

(e)      The provisions hereof providing for limitations of or protection against Contractor's liability shall survive termination of this Agreement or completion of the Work hereunder.

15.5      Indemnity Procedures .

(a)      The indemnifying Party shall have the right to conduct and control, through counsel of its own choosing, reasonably acceptable to the indemnified Party, any Third Party Claim, provided that, upon acceptance of the indemnity obligations hereunder, the indemnifying Party shall waive any right to protest or challenge its indemnity obligations. The indemnifying Party shall keep the indemnified Party fully informed in the conduct of the proceeding. The indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate at its cost in any such action.

(b)      The indemnified Party may, at its election, participate in the defense thereof at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that if (i) the indemnifying Party shall fail to defend any Third Party Claim, (ii) the Parties mutually agree in writing to allow the indemnified Party to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim and forego any indemnity claimed under this Article, (iii) in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel for the indemnified Party, such Third Party Claim involves the potential imposition of a criminal liability on the indemnified Party, its directors, officers, employees or agents, or (iv) in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel for the indemnified Party, an actual or potential conflict of interest exists where it is advisable for such indemnified Party to be represented by separate counsel, then the

indemnified Party shall be entitled to control and assume responsibility for the defense of such Third Party Claim, at the cost and expense of the indemnifying Party (except in the case of (ii) above, in which the indemnified Party agrees to forego the indemnity). The indemnifying Party may, in any event, participate in such proceedings at its own cost and expense. The indemnified Party shall not have the right to settle without the written consent of the indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless, in the written opinion of the indemnified Party's legal counsel, such claim is meritorious.

(c)      The indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such litigation, other proceeding or other claim, shall have the right in its sole discretion to settle such Third Party Claim only if (i) settlement involves only the payment of money and execution of appropriate releases of the indemnified Party, (ii) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or violation of the rights of the indemnified Party, and (iii) the indemnified Party shall have no liability with respect to such compromise or settlement. Otherwise, no such Third Party Claim shall be settled or agreed to without the prior written consent of the indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(d)      The indemnified Party and the indemnifying Party (i) shall fully cooperate in good faith in connection with such defense and shall cause their legal counsel and accountants to do the same; (ii) shall make available to the other Party all relevant books, records, and information (in such Party's control) during normal business hours; and (iii) shall furnish to each other, at the indemnifying Party's expense, such other assistance as the other Party may reasonably require in connection with such defense, including making employees of the indemnified Parties available to testify and assist others in testifying in any such proceedings.

ARTICLE 16 – INSURANCE

16.1      Phase I Insurance Requirements .

(a)      Except as otherwise provided hereunder, Contractor agrees to furnish and maintain at all times during the course of the Phase I Work to be performed hereunder, Worker's Compensation, liability and other insurance coverage required hereunder and in the amounts as follows:

(i)      Worker's Compensation - Statutory. Coverage shall include U.S. Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Act coverage where applicable. The insurance purchased pursuant to this Section 16.1(a)(i) shall include an "All States" endorsement.

(ii)      Employer's Liability, including an "All States" endorsement - one million dollars ($1,000,000). Coverage shall include U.S. Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Act coverage where applicable.

(iii)      Commercial General Liability, (excluding professional liability) including Contractual, Independent Contractors, - Bodily Injury and Property Damage Combined Single Limit - two million dollars ($2,000,000) Each Occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) Aggregate, Personal Injury - two million dollars ($2,000,000). Products and Completed Operations - two million dollars ($2,000,000).

(iv)      Automobile Liability coverage including owned, hired, and non-owned automotive equipment used in connection with the insured operation - Bodily Injury and Property Damage Combined - two million dollars ($2,000,000) Each Occurrence. Owner shall provide similar coverage for any of its owned, hired and non-owned automotive equipment.

(v)      Contractor's Equipment Coverage - in the amount of the value of the equipment through insurance or self insurance.

(vi)      Pollution Liability on a project basis, which includes the sudden or accidental release of any material that may be considered a pollutant at or around the Site, as a result of the Work done by Contractor or any tier Subcontractor - one million dollars ($1,000,000) Each Occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) Aggregate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this coverage shall be taken out within ninety (90) Days after the Effective Date.

(vii)      Open Cargo Insurance must be obtained on materials and equipment to be transported to the Site.

(viii)      Umbrella Form Excess Liability Insurance with a coverage limit of ten million dollars ($10,000,000)

(ix)      Professional Liability on a project basis with a coverage limit of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) per claim and aggregate for the Work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this coverage shall be taken out within ninety (90) Days after the Effective Date.

(b)      Builder's Risk Insurance, if needed, as determined by Owner in consultation with Contractor, shall be purchased by Owner at limits and coverages and other provisions as enumerated in Section 16.2(a)(ii), naming Owner, Contractor, and Subcontractors as additional insureds. The liability of Contractor for any loss or damage to any equipment or materials, Work, completed Facility and surrounding Owner property shall be as provided in Section 16.2(a)(ii). Should Owner decide not to procure such coverage until the commencement of Phase II, Contractor’s liability for any loss or damage during Phase I, whether based on contract, tort (including fault, negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for any occurrence as if Owner had procured a standard Builder’s Risk policy subject to the limitations in Section 16.2(a)(ii). Contractor’s liability for the payment of such amount shall not be reimbursable hereunder. Owner shall reimburse Contractor on a Time and Materials Basis to remedy such loss or damage that exceed such amount, whether based on contract, tort (including fault, negligence and strict liability) or otherwise.

16.2      Phase II Insurance Requirements .

(a)      For Phase II, Owner shall have the option of implementing an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (“OCIP”), as set forth in Exhibit U . If Owner decides not to implement the OCIP, Contractor will have the right to implement a Contractor-Controlled Insurance Program (“CCIP”), implementing the provisions of Exhibit U . Contractor shall be reimbursed for the CCIP by Owner on a Time and Materials Basis. The Parties recognize that Exhibit U is written for an OCIP, and will need to be modified accordingly if a CCIP is to be

implemented. If neither an OCIP or a CCIP is implemented, each of Owner and Contractor, as applicable, shall maintain the coverages specified in Section 16.1, with the following exceptions, such coverages to be reimbursed by Owner on a Time and Materials Basis:

(i)      the coverage limit for the Umbrella Excess Liability shall be increased to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) per occurrence and aggregate.

(ii)      Builder's Risk Insurance, if not already obtained, shall be obtained at limits determined appropriate by the Parties. Such Builder's Risk policy shall (A) name Contractor and all Subcontractors as additional insureds (without having any liability for the payment of premiums); (B) cover all risks of loss or damage to the Facility (I) during construction, and (II) if not covered by the Open Cargo Insurance, during transportation of any materials and equipment, and (III) during storage, (IV) during the Work, and (V) until replaced by Owner's Operating Property coverages, and (VI) with limits of coverage equal to the maximum credible loss to the Facility as agreed to by the Parties; and (C) provide coverage for resultant damage due to any error in design, defects in equipment or material or faulty workmanship; and (D) provide delay in start-up coverage (subject to a commercially reasonable deductible), if available on a commercially reasonable basis. Any recovery under the delay in start-up coverage resulting from an event that gives rise to a covered claim under this policy shall reduce any Delay Liquidated Damages by the same amount. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, Owner on behalf of itself and the insurer hereby waives all rights of recovery and subrogation against Contractor and its Subcontractors, and their Affiliates and Personnel, including any losses within the deductibles and any excess losses; provided that Contractor shall be liable for Owner's deductible under its property insurance policy(ies); provided further, and notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, that the liability of Contractor and Contractor Interests for any loss or damage to any equipment, materials, Work, completed Facility and surrounding Owner property shall be limited to claims arising to the extent of Contractor's negligence and shall in no event exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for any occurrence. Contractor’s liability for the payment of such amount shall not be reimbursable hereunder. Owner shall reimburse Contractor on a Time and Materials Basis to remedy such loss or damage that exceed such amount, whether based on contract, tort (including fault, negligence and strict liability) or otherwise; provided, however, should any such loss or damage not be covered by the builder’s risk coverage provided hereunder and such coverage would have been in effect but for the dishonest, criminal or fraudulent acts of Contractor or its Personnel (for which Contractor is liable under applicable Law) which cause such coverage to be denied to Owner due to a violation of such policy conditions, Owner shall not be obligated to reimburse Contractor for such corrective work. Any such denial of insurance coverage that allegedly results from any such insurance condition may be disputed and/or appealed by Contractor at law or in equity, and Owner shall reasonably cooperate with Contractor in connection with any such dispute or appeal. The foregoing provisions are for the sole benefit of Owner, and the Parties do not intend such provisions to be for the benefit of any third party, including without limitation any insurer.

(b)      Regardless of whether Owner or Contractor adopts an OCIP or CCIP, as applicable, Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the following insurance coverages during Phase II:

(i)      Professional Liability : Contractor shall continue to carry Professional Liability Insurance described under Section 16.1(a)(ix).

(ii)      Pollution Liability : Contractor shall continue to carry Pollution Liability Insurance described under Section 16.1(a)(vi) with an increased coverage limit of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and four million dollars ($4,000,000) in the aggregate.

(iii)      Employment Practices Liability : Contractor shall carry Employment Practices Liability on a project basis with a coverage limit of five million dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate.

16.3      Provisions Applicable to all Coverages .

(a)      After the execution of this Agreement and prior to the commencement of any Work, each Party shall have on file with the other party (and in the case of Owner, Owner's Supplier Relations Department) the applicable insurance certificate(s). Such certificate(s) shall provide that thirty (30) Days written notice be given to the other Party prior to any material change or cancellation of the insurance. Other than the OCIP or CCIP, as applicable, the Builder’s Risk Insurance and Owner’s Operating Property coverages, each Party shall name the other Party, its subsidiaries and their successors and assigns, as additional insured (except for Worker's Compensation and Professional Liability and Pollution Liability coverage) for their vicarious liability arising out of such Party’s negligent operations or such Party shall be covered under the omnibus provisions thereof. For the OCIP or CCIP, as applicable, and Owner’s Operating Property coverage, each Party and Contractor Interests shall be named as an additional insured thereon, at no cost to Contractor. All policies shall be written to include a waiver of subrogation in favor of the other Party and its Affiliates and Contractor Interests during the performance of the Work and thereafter. Owner’s policies for Builder's Risk Insurance and other coverages obtained pursuant to the OCIP shall be subject to the Contractor’s review and approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Contractor's policies procured under this Agreement shall be subject to Owner’s review, in the event of a claim seeking damages from Contractor and/or Owner in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(b)      All such insurance shall be with sound insurance companies which have an AM Best Rating of A- VII as the minimum and authorized to do business in the state where the Work is to be performed. None of the liability policies shall have any "other insurance" clause or language which would jeopardize the primacy of Contractor’s insurance with respect to Owner’s self-insured retention or excess insurance. The above Contractor requirements may be met by both Consortium Members providing separate certificates. Any such limits of coverages may be met in one or more layers of coverage.

(c)      Neither a failure of a Party to provide the required certificate of insurance nor such Party's submission of a certificate of insurance not in conformance with the insurance requirements stated herein shall relieve such Party from the obligation to have in force the required insurance coverages.

(d)      Each Party is responsible for any deductibles associated with its policies of insurance or its self-insured retentions, except as otherwise provided hereunder.

(e)      Contractor understands that Owner may have an administrator on-Site at all times in which Contractor or its Personnel are at the Site. Contractor shall interface and cooperate with Owner's administrator. Additionally, Contractor shall follow any recommendations made by the NRC, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited ("NEIL"), the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators ("INPO") and American Nuclear Insurers ("ANI").

ARTICLE 17 – LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

17.1      No Consequential Damages. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES COULD OTHERWISE BE DEEMED TO BE SUCH DAMAGES, IN NO EVENT SHALL CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTOR INTERESTS BE LIABLE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT (INCLUDING BREACH, WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, ETC.) OR TORT (INCLUDING FAULT, NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE WORK OR THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PENAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS, DAMAGE OR INJURY, INCLUDING ANY SUCH DAMAGES WHICH RESULT FROM LOSS OF USE OF PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS, LOSS BY REASON OF FACILITY SHUTDOWN OR SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COSTS OF CAPITAL OR EXPENSES THEREOF, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES OR THE LOSS OF USE THEREOF, OR COST OF PURCHASED OR REPLACEMENT POWER (INCLUDING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN USING EXISTING POWER FACILITIES) OR FROM CLAIMS OF CUSTOMERS.

17.2      Maximum Total Liability; Time Limitation. WITH RESPECT TO A UNIT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, CONTRACTOR'S AND CONTRACTOR INTERESTS' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT (INCLUDING BREACH, WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, ETC.), TORT (INCLUDING FAULT, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THE PAYMENTS FOR SUCH UNIT THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTRACTOR AS OF THE DATE OF THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM (THE "MAXIMUM LIABILITY AMOUNT"). FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY AMOUNT HAS BEEN MET, INSURANCE PROCEEDS RECEIVED FROM THE INSURANCE POLICIES REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY AMOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO A BREACH OF THE WARRANTY OF TITLE SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.3; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY FOR A BREACH OF THE WARRANTY OF TITLE EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT PRICE PAID TO CONTRACTOR AS OF THE DATE OF SUCH BREACH. IN NO EVENT MAY ANY CLAIM BY OWNER AGAINST CONTRACTOR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK OR THIS AGREEMENT,

WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT (INCLUDING BREACH, WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, ETC.), TORT (INCLUDING FAULT, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE BE BROUGHT, WITH RESPECT TO A UNIT, MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT WARRANTY PERIOD (EXCEPT FOR ANY LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH BREACH OF AN EXTENDED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY, WHICH MUST BE BROUGHT NO LATER THAN SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE EXTENDED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY PERIOD APPLICABLE TO SUCH ITEM OF EQUIPMENT).

17.3      Division of Liability .

(a)      The Consortium Members agree that they are jointly and severally liable for Contractor's performance obligations hereunder, except that in no event shall Stone & Webster have or assume any loss, damage or liability for or in connection with the supply, design, analyses or operation of the reactor vessel, reactor vessel head, reactor internals, reactor coolant pumps, steam generators, pressurizer, squib valves, or main reactor coolant loop piping, whether arising in contract (including breach, warranty, indemnity or otherwise) and however caused, including fault, negligence, strict liability or otherwise.

(b)      SCE&G and Santee Cooper agree that they are jointly and severally liable for Owner's obligations hereunder, to the extent such joint and several liability does not conflict with South Carolina Law applicable to Santee Cooper. To the extent the prior sentence conflicts with South Carolina Law, then notwithstanding that both SCE&G and Santee Cooper are named in this Agreement as "Owner", as between Contractor and Owner, SCE&G shall be solely liable for the obligations and liabilities of Owner hereunder.

ARTICLE 18 – LIENS

18.1      Liens . Contractor shall keep the Facility, the Site and the Equipment free from Liens (other than liens arising from acts of Owner or Owner's failure to pay amounts due to Contractor), and shall promptly notify Owner of any known Liens filed against the Facility, the Site, or the Equipment and any structures comprising the Facility or located on the Site. If Owner seeks Contractor's indemnification for any Lien, Owner shall:

(a)      Give Contractor prompt written notice of any Lien of which it has knowledge; and applicable documentation regarding the Lien;

(b)      Cooperate in the defense of litigation relating to the Lien; and

(c)      Give Contractor sole control of the defense and settlement, to the extent of Contractor's liability, for the Lien if Contractor confirms in writing an obligation to indemnify Owner with respect to the Lien.

18.2      Discharge or Bond . Contractor shall take prompt steps to discharge or bond any Lien filed against the Facility, any Equipment, and any structures comprising the Facility or located on the Site by any Subcontractor based on a claim for payment by Contractor in connection with the Work. Contractor shall have the option of providing an indemnity to Owner

in lieu of discharging or providing a bond, for up to a nine (9) month period to allow Contractor a reasonable time to resolve the cause of the filing of the Lien. If Contractor fails to indemnify, discharge or promptly bond any Lien, Owner shall have the right, upon notifying Contractor in writing and providing Contractor reasonable time to indemnify, discharge or bond the Lien, to take any and all reasonable actions and steps to satisfy, defend settle or otherwise remove the Lien at Contractor's expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses. Owner shall have the right to recover these expenses from Contractor. Contractor shall have the right to contest any Lien, provided it first provides to Owner the indemnity provided for above or it may provide the lien holder, a court or other third Person, as applicable, a bond or other assurances of payment necessary to remove the Lien related to the Work from the Site and the Facility in accordance with the Laws of the State of South Carolina.

ARTICLE 19 – PROPRIETARY DATA

19.1      Protection of Owner Proprietary Data .

(a)      Any Proprietary Data of an Owner disclosed to Contractor shall be marked "Proprietary" or the like on each page in which the respective party claims a proprietary or confidential interest therein (or for electronic data, on the opening screen of such data). If Contractor receives information which it recognizes as being Proprietary Data, but which has not been marked as such, it shall promptly notify Owner and mark the information as Proprietary Data.

(b)      In the use of any Owner Proprietary Data by Contractor for the purpose of providing required information to, and/or securing Government Approvals from, any Government Authority, Owner and Contractor shall cooperate to minimize the amount of such information furnished consistent with the interests of Owner and the requirements of the Government Authority involved.

(c)      Contractor agrees that it shall not, during or after the term of this Agreement, disclose any Proprietary Data of Owner and its Affiliates, which is provided to Contractor during the performance of Work under this Agreement, including but not limited to, their costs, charges, rates, records, operating procedures, and methods of doing business, to any Person (other than Subcontractors as required for the performance of the Work), or to the general public for any reason or purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of Owner, and that such Proprietary Data received by Contractor shall be used by it exclusively in connection with the performance of its responsibilities relating to the Work. However, nothing herein shall prevent Contractor from disclosing Proprietary Data of Owner or its Affiliates as required by Law or an order of a Government Authority; provided that Contractor shall, if Contractor has adequate advance notice, give Owner reasonable notice so as to allow Owner to seek a protective order or similar protection, and nothing herein shall prevent Contractor from disclosing to the appropriate Government Authority any noncompliance with or violation of laws, rules, regulations, or orders within the jurisdiction of such Government Authority. If, in the opinion of its legal counsel and in the absence of a protective order or waiver, Contractor is legally compelled to disclose Owner’s Proprietary Data, Contractor will disclose only the minimum amount of such information or data as, in the opinion of its legal counsel, is legally required. In addition, Contractor shall have the right to receive and use Proprietary Data of Owner (but

excluding any financial information) for the purposes of performing or assisting in the performance of Startup, commissioning, licensing and Startup maintenance services for other AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant owners, and to disclose such Proprietary Data of Owner to such owners or Subcontractors for such purposes under provisions of confidentiality including an agreement substantially similar to Exhibit O-1, it being understood that in such instances, Owner does not warrant such data and Contractor shall indemnify Owner for any claims arising from the use of such data. Nothing herein grants the right to Contractor (or implies a license under any patent) to sell, license, lease or cause to have sold, licensed or leased, any Proprietary Data supplied by Owner under this Agreement.

(d)    Title to Proprietary Data provided by Owner to Contractor and all copies made by or for Contractor in whole or in part from such Proprietary Data remains with Owner. Contractor shall include Owner’s confidential or proprietary markings as provided by Owner on all copies thereof and excerpts made therefrom except with respect to excerpts made or used internally by Contractor for Facility Purposes; provided, however, that Contractor shall destroy any such excerpts which do not include Owner’s confidential or proprietary markings when no longer needed for the purpose for which they were made.

19.2      Protection of Contractor's Proprietary Data .

(a)      Any Proprietary Data of Contractor disclosed to Owner shall be marked "Proprietary" or the like on each page in which the respective party claims a proprietary or confidential interest therein (or for electronic data, on the opening screen of such data). If Owner receives information which it recognizes as being Proprietary Data, but which has not been marked as such, it shall promptly notify Contractor and mark the information as Proprietary Data.

(b)      Owner’s Use .

(i)      Owner agrees not to use Proprietary Data provided by Contractor or copies thereof unless such use is solely for the purposes of the Facility (and associated simulator), in connection with design, construction and installation of the Facility, the simulator, and ancillary facilities, trouble-shooting, response to plant events, inspection, evaluation of system or component performance, scheduling, investigations, initial fuel loading, refueling, operation, maintenance, management, procurement, testing, training, repair, licensing, modification, decommissioning, ensuring the safety of the Facility, simulator and ancillary facilities and compliance with Laws or Government Authorities (collectively, the "Facility Purposes"). Nothing herein grants the right to Owner (or implies a license under any patent) to sell, license, lease, or cause to have sold any Proprietary Data supplied by Contractor under this Agreement.

(ii)      Title to Proprietary Data provided by Contractor to Owner and all copies made by or for Owner in whole or in part from such Proprietary Data remains with Contractor. Owner shall include Contractor’s confidential or proprietary markings as provided by Contractor on all copies thereof and excerpts made therefrom except with respect to excerpts made or used internally by Owner for Facility Purposes; provided, however, that Owner shall destroy any such excerpts which do not include Contractor’s confidential or proprietary markings

when no longer needed for the purpose for which they were made. Except as otherwise provided under this Section 19.2 or Section 19.3, Owner agrees to keep such Proprietary Data confidential, to use such Proprietary Data only for the Facility Purposes and not to sell, transfer, sublicense, disclose or otherwise make available any of such Proprietary Data to others (other than Affiliates). However, nothing in this Article 19 shall prevent Owner from disclosing Proprietary Data of Contractor or its Affiliates as required by Law or an order of a Government Authority (including, without limitation, the COL); provided that Owner shall, if Owner has adequate advance notice, give Contractor reasonable notice so as to allow Contractor to seek a protective order or similar protection. If, in the opinion of Owner’s legal counsel and in the absence of a protective order or waiver, Owner is legally compelled to disclose Proprietary Data, Owner will disclose only the minimum amount of such information or data as, in the opinion of Owner’s legal counsel, is legally required. In any such event, Owner agrees to use good faith efforts to ensure that Proprietary Data that is so disclosed will be accorded confidential treatment.

(iii)      Contractor hereby grants to Owner and its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or attorneys who have a need for access to know such Proprietary Data reasonably related to the exercise of any rights of the Owner hereunder a transferable (but only as part of the sale or transfer of the Facility or the operating responsibilities related thereto), royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual and irrevocable (unless terminated for the reasons set forth in Sections 22.3, 22.4, or 22.5), nonexclusive license to use and copy Contractor’s Proprietary Data but only for the Facility Purposes (and for the associated simulator).

(iv)      Owner may designate one or more entities as an Owner's Engineer.  Contractor understands and recognizes that Owner intends to utilize a Third Party or parties as Owner's Engineer(s) for Facility Purposes in the day-to-day overall operations, maintenance and service of the Facility and each Unit. Upon such designation by Owner and written approval from Contractor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and, provided such grant is not explicitly prohibited in Contractor’s existing Subcontracts, Contractor shall be deemed to have granted to the Owner's Engineer a fully paid-up, royalty-free, non-exclusive, nontransferable and nonassignable right and license to use the applicable deliverable portion of the AP1000 Facility Information (including the categories of information described on Table 2-1 of Exhibit A) and any released AP1000 Facility Information solely during the term that Owner's Engineer performs services for Owner in connection with the Facility and solely for the Facility Purposes. In the event a Contractor’s Subcontractor does not permit Contractor to sublicense Subcontractor information for this purpose, Contractor agrees to employ commercially reasonable efforts to jointly negotiate with Owner and said Subcontractor to attempt to secure a license for Owner's Engineer. Notwithstanding the above, no written approval is required from Contractor in the event of a termination of the Agreement under Section 22.2(a).

(c)      Owner’s Disclosure to Third Party Recipients .

(i)      Owner may disclose Contractor's Proprietary Data to third parties (hereinafter referred to as “Recipients” or “Recipient”) in accordance with the procedures and subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 19.2 and Section 19.3, provided that such disclosure is exclusively for the Facility Purposes. . Notwithstanding the foregoing, disclosures

of Contractor's Proprietary Data (other than Contractor Non-Disclosable Information) may be made to Recipients for the purpose of evaluating the potential purchase of power from the Facility or in the exercise of the rights of such purchasers to review Owner's generation expansion plans and such disclosures shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of the existing Non-Disclosure Agreement among SCE&G, Santee Cooper and the Consortium Members dated September 11, 2007, as amended (the "Existing Confidentiality Agreement").

(ii)      Owner shall enter into a proprietary data agreement with the Recipient substantially on the terms set forth in Exhibit O-1; provided, however, that the Owner may disclose such Proprietary Data without entering into such agreements to those persons to which access is required by any Government Authority or as necessary in order to comply with Law.

(iii)      Should Owner discover a breach of the terms and conditions of a proprietary data agreement with a third party, Owner will promptly notify Contractor of such breach and provide to Contractor necessary information and support pertaining to any suit or proceeding contemplated or brought by Contractor against Recipient for such breach.

(iv)      Contractor shall not be responsible to Owner for the consequence of the use or misuse of Contractor’s Proprietary Data by third parties. Contractor makes no warranties, express or implied, to the extent of any such use or misuse of Contractor's Proprietary Data by third parties.

(v)      Nothing herein shall prevent Owner from disclosing to the appropriate Government Authority any noncompliance or violation of Laws within the jurisdiction of such Government Authority.

(d)      Owner’s Export of Technical Information . Owner agrees to comply with relevant United States Government regulations concerning the export of technical information, with respect to Contractor’s Proprietary Data provided to Owner by Contractor under this Agreement. This provision shall also apply to any technical information developed by Owner using Contractor’s Proprietary Data. Irrespective of any other provisions in this Agreement, the obligations set forth in this Section 19.2(d) shall be binding so long as the relevant United States Government regulations remain in effect.

19.3      Special Procedures Pertaining to Contractor's Proprietary Data .

(a)      Categories of Contractor Proprietary Data . The Parties acknowledge and agree that certain Proprietary Data of Contractor delivered to Owner under this Agreement in accordance with Table 2 of Exhibit A may be disclosed on a confidential basis without the prior consent of Contractor ("Contractor Disclosable Information", as described in Section 19.3(b)), and that certain other Proprietary Data of Contractor may not be disclosed by Owner to any third parties without the prior consent of Contractor ("Contractor Non-Disclosable Information", as described in Section 19.3(d)). Owner agrees to abide by the provisions of this Section 19.3 governing the disclosure of Contractor's Proprietary Data.

(b)      Contractor Disclosable Information . Contractor Disclosable Information consists of the following Proprietary Data that has been developed by Contractor, to the extent such Proprietary Data does not include Contractor Non-Disclosable Information as described in Section 19.3(d) below:

(i)      Descriptions of the plant, its components, or its systems (physical characteristics, general outline drawings, equipment lists, termination drawings, general arrangement drawings, electrical drawings, and basic schematic drawings);

(ii)      Plant, component, or system data that can be measured by plant sensors;

(iii)      Information that may be acquired by physical measurement, such as location, dimensions, weight and material properties;

(iv)      Contractor operating and maintenance manuals, and QA documentation;

(v)      Erection and commissioning documentation such as installation and layout drawings, and control room panel assembly and location drawings;

(vi)      Information or calculations directly developed using publicly available methods or data;

(vii)      Final results of calculated information or input assumptions to calculated information such that calculations could be recreated by a third party using the third party’s own then-existing methods (excluding Contractor-developed test or experience-based data, methodologies, correlations and models, which Contractor will not release to Owner); and

(viii)      Design specifications for non-safety related equipment and system specification documents (“SSDs”) for non-safety related systems except the following: (A) all design specifications for non-safety Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems, and (B) SSDs identified for the systems listed below:

(1)    Chemical and Volume Control System

(2)    Data Display and Processing System

(3)    Diverse Actuation System

(4)    Incore Instrumentation System

(5)    Operation and Control Centers

(6)    Plant Control System

(7)    Main Turbine Control and Diagnostics System

(8)    Main Generation System

(9)    Special Monitoring Systems

(c)      Information . Contractor Disclosable Information may be disclosed by Owner to third parties without prior notice to Contractor, provided that such disclosure is exclusively for the Facility Purposes and provided that:

(i)      Owner shall take reasonable steps to minimize the disclosure of Contractor's Proprietary Data to only that information necessary for a Recipient to perform its contracted functions;

(ii)      Owner shall execute an agreement with the Recipient governing the disclosure of Contractor's Proprietary Data consistent with Section 19.2(c)(ii);