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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.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
An embedded topical at the2026 ANS Annual Conference
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
August 16–20, 2026
Global 2026
Deploying Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Chicago, IL|Westin Chicago River North
November 15–18, 2026
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH)
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
An embedded topical at the2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS 2026)
International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
February 22–25, 2027
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2027)
Meeting the Moment, Transforming Nuclear Training and Education for a Changing World
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
April 18–22, 2027
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering 2027 (M&C 2027)
Advancing Nuclear Science with Proven Methods and AI Innovation
Columbus, OH|Hilton Columbus Downtown
May 2–5, 2027
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2027)
Cleveland, OH|Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
May 9–13, 2027
NPIC&HMIT and ISOFIC 2027 (15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, & Human-Machine Interface Technologies and the 9th International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants 2027)
Salt Lake City, UT|Hilton Salt Lake City Center
June 13–16, 2027
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2027
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
An embedded topical at the2027 Annual Conference
Accelerator Applications (AccApp 2027)
August 22–27, 2027
22nd International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (Nureth 2027)
Advancing Thermal-Hydraulics to Unlock the Future of Nuclear Energy
Denver, CO|Hilton Denver City Center
September 26–30, 2027
PSA 2027- 50th Anniversary Conference
Long Beach, CA|Marriott Long Beach Downtown
October 31–November 4, 2027
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology & Policy Conference (ANTPC 2027)
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
An embedded topical at the2027 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
December 5–9, 2027
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES)
Santa Barbara, CA|Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
November 12–15, 2028
Nuclear Fuels & Structural Materials (NFSM 2028)
Las Vegas, NV|The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
An embedded topical at the2028 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS 2028)
November 4–7, 2029
Accelerator Applications (AccApp'29)
An embedded topical at the2029 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2029)
