U.S. Nuclear Plants
Duane
Arnold
Iowa
Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric
Company (U.S.)
|
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line Date |
License Expiration
Date |
566 |
3,987.657 |
80.3% |
BWR |
Feb. 20, 1975 R |
February 21, 2014 R
|
BWR= boiling water reactor
R=Revised
Description: The single-unit Duane Arnold plant is located
on a nearby 500-acre site in Palo, Iowa, near its source of makeup water used
for the cooling towers.
Ownership: The majority owner is Alliant Energy (70 percent). Of the remaining 30 percent, the Central Iowa Power Cooperative owns 20 percent and the Corn Belt Power Cooperative, 10 percent.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Iowa:
- Highlights
- Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
- Competition in the State Electricity Market
- Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
- Various Links to related sites.
Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on EIA survey form 906. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA's Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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