- The US Department of Energy has allocated up to $1.9 billion in grant funding for Iowa’s renewed pursuit of nuclear energy, focusing on reactivating the dormant nuclear reactor in Palo, Iowa.
The US Department of Energy has committed up to $1.9 billion in grant funding for Iowa’s increased pursuit of nuclear energy. The nuclear reactor in Palo, Iowa, has been dormant for six years, but a new initiative from President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds looks to reinvest in the energy source.
The Duane Arnold Energy Center is set to be reactivated, which follows a larger trend of the U.S. government pursuing new nuclear energy options as opposed to the more common options in Iowa — like wind and solar.
James McCalley, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, was on the Gov. Reynolds-appointed task force to research nuclear energy opportunities in Iowa. He feels its important for Iowa to rely on more than wind energy alone…