Oct 28 (Reuters) -

NextEra Energy ( NEE/PU ) has ordered major equipment for the

restart of its Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, with

items including a power generator and cooling towers, CEO John

Ketchum told Reuters on Tuesday.

NextEra, which is one of the largest global power

companies, announced this week that it had struck a long-term

energy purchase deal with Google to restart the Iowa

nuclear facility after five years of closure.

Duane Arnold shut for economic reasons in 2020, the same

year that a severe windstorm damaged the plant's cooling towers.

In addition to the cooling structures, NextEra will also replace

a generator at the site and a transformer, Ketchum said.