Duane Arnold nuclear power plant

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Other names: Duane Arnold Energy Center

Duane Arnold nuclear power plant is an announced nuclear power plant in Linn County, Iowa, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Duane Arnold nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1975[1] 2020[1] 624 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[1] Nextera Energy Resources LLC [100%][1] Nextera Energy Resources[1]
1 Repower Announced[2] 2028 (planned)[2] 624 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[1] Nextera Energy Resources LLC [100%][1] Nextera Energy Resources[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Duane Arnold nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 June 22, 1970[1] March 23, 1974[1] May 19, 1974[1] February 1, 1975[1] October 12, 2020[1]
1 Repower 2028[2]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Duane Arnold nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 601 MW[1] 601 MW[1] 1912 MWt[1]
1 Repower 601 MW[1] 601 MW[1] 1912 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Duane Arnold nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Linn County, Iowa, United States[3] 42.1011, -91.7781 (exact)
1 Repower Linn County, Iowa, United States[3] 42.1011, -91.7781 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222412/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=667. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nextera-initiates-regulatory-process-to-restart-duane-arnold. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)