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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.
Submit Your Resume
Join one of the manned booth times slots below. Talk directly to recruiters from the IAEA and ask questions about the organization and positions available.
Contact Information:
Steve Amundson - International Safeguards Project Office, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Email: iaea-jobs@bnl.gov
Jenae Armstrong - IAEA Programs Office
Email: IAEAStaffing@anl.gov
Thursday:
11:00am – 1:00pm: Q&A, staffed session Visit Booth
2:00pm – 6:00pm: Q&A, staffed session Visit Booth
Friday:
11:00am – 6:00pm: Q&A, staffed session Visit Booth
Saturday:
11:00am – 6:00pm: unstaffed, general information booth
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria is the world’s center for cooperation in the nuclear field committed to promoting safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The IAEA offers opportunities to engage current, meaningful issues of global peace, security and development while working in a multicultural environment. As the largest contributor to the IAEA, the U.S. Support Program to the IAEA (with program offices at Argonne and Brookhaven National Laboratories) encourages Americans to apply to opportunities advertised by the IAEA or assignments funded by the U.S., such as Junior Professional Officers and internships.
Click here for information on internship opportunities
Click here for information on the Cost-Free Expert or Junior Professional Officer Program
Click here for information on the IAEA at a Glance
Click here for employment information at the IAEA
Click here for information on IAEA Safeguards
Thursday, April 8, 2021|12:00–1:00PM (1:00–2:00PM EDT)
