U.S. to Lend $1.9 Billion to Restart a Shuttered Nuclear Plant in Iowa NYT - Energy & Environment By: Brad Plumer 9 September 2026 at 14:38 No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so. Β© Nick Rohlman/The Gazette, via Associated PressThe Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, Iowa, in January 2025.