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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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At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Va., BWXT provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for national security, clean energy, environmental remediation, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With approximately 6,700 employees, BWXT has 12 major operating sites in the U.S. and Canada. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental remediation and nuclear operations management at more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. Follow us on Twitter at @BWXTech and learn more at www.bwxt.com.
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Thursday, April 8
11:00AM - 12:00 PM EDT - Intern Experience at BWXT Visit Booth
12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT - Advanced Technologies, LLC Overview Visit Booth
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT - Live Q&A Session Visit Booth
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT - Nuclear Fuel Service Overview Visit Booth
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT - BWXT General Q&A Live Session Visit Booth
4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT - BWXT Space Nuclear Propulsion Work Visit Booth
Friday, April 9
11:00AM - 12:00 PM EDT - Live Q&A Session Visit Booth
12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT - Nuclear Operations Group Overview Visit Booth
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT - BWXT Medical Overview Visit Booth
2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT - Live Q&A Session Visit Booth
Saturday, April 10
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT - Survey Results and Price Drawing Visit Booth
