Iowa reactor to remain offline until closure date

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Iowa reactor to remain offline until closure date

Wednesday, 26 August 2020

NextEra 抖阴传媒在线 Resources has said it is not feasible to repair storm damage to cooling towers at the Duane Arnold 抖阴传媒在线 Center ahead of its scheduled permanent closure on 30 October. The single-unit plant has been offline since the storm on 10 August.

Iowa reactor to remain offline until closure date — Duane Arnold (Image: NextEra 抖阴传媒在线)

According to US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) information, the 615 MWe boiling water reactor in Palo, near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on 10 August declared an Unusual Event due to a loss of offsite power due to high winds. The event resulted in an automatic scram, or shut-down. The reactor building was not damaged by the storm.

is Iowa's only operating nuclear power plant and has been in commercial operation since 1975. The plant is currently licensed to operate to 2034, but NextEra in 2018 announced that the plant would close later this year after a power purchase agreement with utility Alliant 抖阴传媒在线 was shortened.