A 615-megawatt reactor lost its cooling towers, its transformer and its power lines to a teardown crew, so rebuilding all three to get it on the grid by early 2029 takes up to $1.9 billion in federal money, the biggest check any American restart has drawn

A 615-megawatt reactor lost its cooling towers, its transformer and its power lines to a teardown crew, so rebuilding all three to get it on the grid by early 2029 takes up to $1.9 billion in federal money, the biggest check any American restart has drawn — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-615-megawatt-reactor-lost-its-cooling-towers-its-transformer-and-its-power-lines-to-a-teardown-crew-so-rebuilding-all-Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. DOE Loans NextEra Energy $1.9 Billion to Restart Iowa Nuclear Planthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-615-megawatt-reactor-lost-its-cooling-towers-its-transformer-and-its-power-lines-to-a-teardown-crew-so-rebuilding-all-https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-615-megawatt-reactor-lost-its-cooling-towers-its-transformer-and-its-power-lines-to-a-teardown-crew-so-rebuilding-all-#u68601Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:10:41 +0000The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to revive a shuttered 615-megawatt nuclear reactor in Iowa. This funding represents the largest federal commitment for any American nuclear restart. The project requires rebuilding cooling towers, a transformer, and power lines that were previously removed by a teardown crew. The goal is to return the plant to the power grid by early 2029.Why it mattersNuclear restarts are rare and costly due to the degradation of dormant infrastructure. This project aims to restore significant carbon-free baseload power to the re