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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Getting back to yes: A local perspective on decommissioning, restart, and responsibility
For 45 years, Duane Arnold Energy Center operated in Linn County, Ia., near the town of Palo and just northwest of Cedar Rapids. The facility, owned by NextEra Energy, was the only nuclear power plant in the state.
In August 2020, a historic derecho swept across eastern Iowa with winds approaching 140 miles per hour. Damage to the plant’s cooling towers accelerated a shutdown that had already been planned, and the facility entered decommissioning soon after, with its fuel removed in October of that year. Iowa’s only nuclear plant had gone off line.
Today the national energy landscape looks very different than it did just six short years ago. Electricity demand is rising rapidly as data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and electrification expand across the country. Reliable, carbon-free baseload power has become increasingly valuable. In that context, Linn County has approved the rezoning necessary to support the recommissioning and restart of Duane Arnold and is actively supporting NextEra’s efforts to secure the remaining state and federal approvals.
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April 27–30, 2026
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026)
Dayton, OH|The Dayton Convention Center
April 22–24, 2026
PBNC 2026 in conjunction with KAP Conference
Nuclear Energy for AI-Powered World
Busan, Republic of Korea|BEXCO
April 19–23, 2026
PHYSOR 2026: International Conference on the Physics of Reactors
Cosponsored by ANS
Turin, Italy
April 16–18, 2026
ANS Student Conference 2026 (Sold out)
Don’t Mess with Nuclear: Leading the Way
College Station, TX|Texas A&M University
February 15–19, 2026
12th International Conference on Isotopes
Florence, Italy
November 8–12, 2025
2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
Building the Nuclear Century
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
October 5–9, 2025
TopFuel 2025: Nuclear Reactor Fuel Performance Conference
Fueling the Future – Building on our Legacy
Nashville, TN|DoubleTree, Downtown Nashville
September 17–19, 2025
International Conference on the Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Juan-Les_Pins, France
September 14–18, 2025
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division 2025 Conference (NCSD 2025)
Many Missions, One Goal: Collaborating for a Safer Tomorrow
Austin, TX|AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
September 8–11, 2025
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
SOLD OUT
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
August 31–September 5, 2025
21st International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (Nureth-21)
Busan, Republic of Korea
July 20–23, 2025
Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management (ANFM 2025)
Evolving Paradigms in Nuclear Fuel Management: Powering Future Generations
Clearwater Beach, FL|Sheraton Sand Key Resort
June 15–18, 2025
2025 ANS Annual Conference
Energizing The World
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
May 4–8, 2025
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
Powering Today’s Ambitions to Reach Tomorrow’s Realities
Huntsville, AL|Huntsville Marriott and the Space & Rocket Center
April 27–30, 2025
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
Elevating Peak Performance
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
April 3–5, 2025
ANS Student Conference 2025
Old and Nu
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
March 23–28, 2025
13th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry (MARC XIII)
Kailua-Kona, HI
February 3–6, 2025
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
Innovating Nuclear Workforce Training and Education
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
December 3–6, 2024
International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants (ISOFIC) 2024
Jeju, Republic of Korea|Booyoung Resort
November 17–21, 2024
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
NOW COMES THE HARD PART…
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
