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How much did Duane Arnold Energy Center cost to build?

The Duane Arnold Energy Center is the single-unit General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor plant of about 615 MW near Palo, Iowa, built by Bechtel from 1970 and in commercial operation from 1 February 1975 until it ceased producing power on 10 August 2020, with a restart planned by NextEra and Google for early 2029. The US Energy Information Administration's Iowa nuclear profile lists its construction cost as 1.165 billion dollars in 2007 dollars.

Reported project cost

$1.165 billion

Cost basis: 2007

View Of the main building of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) from nearby road
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Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2007
en.wikipedia.org

Project record

Timeline

  1. 22 May 1970

    Construction started

    U.S. Energy Information Administration
  2. 1 February 1975

    Opened or launched

    U.S. Energy Information Administration

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