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Federal agency grants waiver to propel potential Duane Arnold restart

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Duane Arnold (NEDA) LLC, representing another step in NextEra Energy’s proposal to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear energy plant near Palo. In its order, issued…

Spent fuel from Duane Arnold Energy Center moving to on-site dry storage

Spent fuel from the Duane Arnold Energy Center’s now-shuttered nuclear reactor will be transferred to…

Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear after the plant was shut down for refueling.

Big shoes at Kirkwood

An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…

Solar farm next best thing

The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…

Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo

NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered…

Solar panels

A Duane Arnold Energy Center eulogy

CBJ Editorial When a prominent business or community leader dies or retires in ordinary times,…

Duane Arnold to stay shuttered following derecho 

An aerial view of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, with the cooling towers…

Closing DAEC won’t help climate change

CBJ Editorial It has been interesting to note the increasing number of elected officials and…

Duane Arnold’s closure ends Iowa’s nuclear chapter

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The recent decision by NextEra Energy to close Iowa’s only nuclear…

NextEra hints at early closure for Duane Arnold

A file photo showing temporary workers replacing the copper wiring in Duane Arnold’s main generator…

Duane Arnold Energy Center shuts down for fueling

800 additional workers come to town, $58 million invested By Sarah Binder PALO–In most industrial…