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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.
Technical Session|Operations & Power
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
Jacob Henry
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Integrated Feasibility Assessment of SMRs for Remote Mining Operations
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Maxim N. Yamilov (Purdue Univ.), Dylan Ryssel (Purdue Univ.)
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Intermediate Energy Storage System for Project PELE
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Eli Vanderkolk (U.S. Military Academy), William Cooper (U.S. Military Academy), Owen Li (U.S. Military Academy), Cameron Keene (U.S. Military Academy)
Efficiency Enhancement of Control Rod Worth Calibration in TRIGA Mk-II Reactor using Rod Swap Technique
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Jeongwon Seo (Univ. Texas, Austin), Sam Queralt (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (ORNL)
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