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Southern agrees to coal research with Chinese firm

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Ga. nuclear reactor shuts off; no threat to public

Associated Press

Spending growth levels off on Ga. nuclear plant

By RAY HENRY - Associated Press

New Alabama Power CEO stressing continuity

By BRYAN LYMAN - Associated Press

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz confirmed the Obama administration will make available billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to support construction of nuclear power plants.

Administration plans loan ‘kick-start’ for nuclear plants

By Meghan Drake - The Washington Times

FILE -In this Dec. 11, 2012, file photo, part of the containment vessel for a new nuclear reactor at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is under construction in Augusta, Ga. The Energy Department is poised to approve $6.5 billion in lending for two nuclear reactors under construction in Georgia. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is expected to announce the deal at a speech in Washington on Wednesday, a day before he visits the $14 billion Vogtle nuclear plant being built by Southern Co. and several partners about 30 miles southeast of Augusta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

AP sources: DOE to OK $6.5B for Georgia nuke plant

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Kemper costs rise $40 million on start-up reserve

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

John Smith (right), a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, joins others in expressing support for the Kemper County coal plant. They earlier opposed the plant because contractors for Atlanta-based Southern Co. were excluding union members. (Associated Press)

Big gamble on coal-to-gas

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

AP IMPACT: Building costs rise at US nuclear sites

By RAY HENRY - Associated Press

Southern Company official Thomas A. Fanning called the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of two nuclear reactors "a monumental accomplishment for Southern Company, Georgia Power, our partners and the nuclear industry. (Associated Press)

First new nuclear plant since 1978 approved

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press