Platts - Power Lines: There's a six-pack of beer riding on a nuclear loan guarantee

Michael Morris may get a sixpack of Miller Lite from David Crane. Or not. It's about Southern Company's Vogtle nuclear plant plan.

At Platts Global Power Markets Conference in Las Vegas, Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, said a nuclear project just would not go forward without a federal loan guarantee. Even with a guarantee for 80% of the cost, "It's still a $2.5 billion equity...