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Duane Arnold Lifecycle: Decommissioned Reactor: OFFLINE

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Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant
Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant

Contact Information

Address: 3277 DAEC Road
Palo, IA 52324
Phone: (319) 851-7611

Technical Specifications

Reactor Type: BWR ( BWR-MARK 1)
Net Output: 562 MWe
Thermal Power: 1658 MWt
Efficiency: 33.9%

Licensing & Regulatory Details

Docket #: 050-00331
License #: DPR-49 ( OL-FP)
Construction Permit: 1970-06-22
Operating License: 1974-02-22
Commercial Ops: 1975-02-01
Expiration Date: 2014-02-21
Shutdown Date: 2020-08-10

Site History & Construction

NSS Supplier: GE 4
Constructor: BECH
Architect Engineer: BECH

Current Reactor Status (NRC Data)

0%
OFFLINE
Report Date:
March 22, 2021
Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: OFFLINE
Recent Power History
Date Power Level Visual
Mar 22 0%
Mar 21 0%
Mar 20 0%
Mar 19 0%
Mar 18 0%
Mar 17 0%
Mar 16 0%
Mar 15 0%
Mar 14 0%
Mar 13 0%
Mar 12 0%
Mar 11 0%
Mar 10 0%
Mar 9 0%

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Op. Age: 45.5 Yrs
Build Time: 4.6 Yrs
Active Yrs: 45.5 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 86.7%
Efficiency: 33.9%
Generated: 94.8 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 712 Days
Refuelings (Since '99): 12
Prediction Acc: 100%