Plant Equipment
DAEC has a single GE BWR-4 reactor with a Mark I containment. Twenty-four forced-draft cooling towers utilize water from the Cedar River as a heat sink. Facilities exist to process all contaminated water onsite and the DAEC operates with a "zero release" policy to not discharge any contaminated water back to the Cedar River. Facilities exist on site for dry storage of spent fuel with capacity for the entire life of the plant (including license renewal).
This reactor is fueled by uranium.
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