State Sen. Dan Dawson discusses tax incentives for small nuclear reactors during a legislative public forum in Council Bluffs on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
The Iowa Legislature is advancing tax incentives for nuclear energy as federal regulators begin weighing the future of the state’s only nuclear plant, setting up a policy push that could shape Iowa’s energy mix for decades.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees speak during a presentation at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The NRC met with area residents and officials to speak about the proposed restarting of the Duane Arnold Energy Center and to answer questions.
The Duane Arnold Energy Center sits in unincorporated Linn County near Palo. Plant owners NextEra Energy are seeking approval to restart the nuclear energy plant by 2029.
The NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center is pictured April 8, 2019, in Palo. It was decommissioned after the August 2020 derecho, and its owners are not seeking to reopen it.
A General Electric generator, pictured April 8, 2019, produces electricity from the nuclear-powered steam-driven turbine at the NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. The reactor closed after the 2020 derecho, but its owner is seeking permission to reopen it.
The NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center is pictured April 8, 2019, in Palo. It was decommissioned after the August 2020 derecho, and its owners are not seeking to reopen it.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees speak during a presentation at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The NRC met with area residents and officials to speak about the proposed restarting of the Duane Arnold Energy Center and to answer questions.
The Duane Arnold Energy Center sits in unincorporated Linn County near Palo. Plant owners NextEra Energy are seeking approval to restart the nuclear energy plant by 2029.
A General Electric generator, pictured April 8, 2019, produces electricity from the nuclear-powered steam-driven turbine at the NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. The reactor closed after the 2020 derecho, but its owner is seeking permission to reopen it.
