In this Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 photo, Daniel Ramirez works through a simulated emergency from the supervisor's console in the training simulator at Plant Vogtle in Augusta, Ga. Ramirez

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In this Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 photo, Daniel Ramirez works through a simulated emergency from the supervisor's console in the training simulator at Plant Vogtle in Augusta, Ga. Ramirez is training to become a licensed nuclear plant operator. Utility companies are preparing a new wave of workers to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants, a process certain to influence how workers are trained on the new technology for decades to come. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) less