See inside Iowa's only nuclear power plant, set for restart in 2029

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See inside Iowa's only nuclear power plant, set for restart in 2029

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Water fills the nuclear reactor core Sept. 8, 2026, at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo.

NextEra Energy secured a 1.9 billion dollar federal loan to restart the shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa. The 562-megawatt facility aims to resume commercial operations by the first quarter of 2029. Most of the generated electricity will supply Google data centers.

The multi-billion dollar recommissioning project faces regulatory hurdles and a legal challenge from an advocacy group regarding radioactive waste storage. Industry observers note that the restart highlights a broader federal push to bring closed reactors back online to satisfy growing energy demands from the technology sector.

NextEra wins $1.9 billion government loan to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant. Costs will reach 'multiple billions of dollars,' exec says.

PALO — Ray Wheaton warned visitors to hang onto their hard hats when looking into the deep, water-filled chamber that once housed the reactor core of the 615-megawatt Duane Arnold nuclear plant.

"We don't want them falling into the cavity. That's a bad day," said Wheaton, director of NextEra Energy's efforts to restart Iowa's only nuclear power plant, during a media tour Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Read the full article at Des Moines Register:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2026/09/09/duane-arnold-nuclear-plant-restart-iowa-nextera-energy-doe-loan/91600620007/