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The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) is located on a 500-acre (200 ha) site on the west bank of the Cedar River two miles (3 km) north-northeast of Palo Iowa USA or eight miles (13 km) northwest of Cedar Rapids. It is Iowa’s only nuclear power plant.DAEC entered operation in June 1974. It currently generates a net power output of approximately 615 megawatts using a single General Electric BWR 4 boiling water reactor inside of a Mark 1 pressure suppression type containment.

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average annual gross power generation (J)
1.62684e+16
building start year
1970-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
generation units
General Electric 22 kV
location
Linn County Iowa, Palo Iowa, Fayette Township Linn County Iowa
opening date
1975-02-20
opening year
1975-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
NextEra Energy Resources
owner
NextEra Energy Resources
latitude
42.1006
longitude
-91.7772

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