Duane Arnold Energy Center is located in Palo, Iowa approximately 8 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  The General Electric BWR is operated by NextEra Energy Resources Duane Arnold, LLC.  The plant is owned (70%) by NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.  In addition, the plant is owned by Central Iowa Power Cooperative (20%) and by Corn Belt Power Cooperative (10%).  The plant is licensed to operate until February 21, 2034.

The ISFSI for Duane Arnold began accepting SNF in 2004 pursuant to a general license.  As of the end of 2011, there were 732 SNF assemblies stored in 12 casks.  The casks are  manufactured by Transnuclear — the NUHOMS cask system and the 61BT canister type.  As of the end of 2010, there was 420 metric tons of SNF in storage at Duane Arnold.