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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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FED Community Forum Luncheon
Recent progress toward fusion pilot plants and the rapid growth of the commercial fusion sector have brought new urgency to developing a robust and scalable fusion energy supply chain. TOFE 2026 invites scientists, engineers, manufacturers, and industry leaders from around the world to explore how research, technology innovation, and industrial partnerships are converging to enable deployment-ready fusion systems. A mix of invited and contributed talks will address topics including fusion pilot plant design, component and materials development, enabling technologies, manufacturing readiness and supply chain resilience. Attendees will also have opportunities to tour regional facilities that support fusion and advanced energy technologies. Denver, Colorado—a growing hub for high-technology manufacturing and energy innovation— will provide an inspiring setting for collaboration and discussion.
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You are invited to submit your work for a special issue of the ANS journal Fusion Science and Technology. Click the + for more information.
TOFE 2026 call for journal papers
TOFE 2026 has partnered with the ANS journal Fusion Science and Technology (FST) to publish a special issue of papers derived from the conference.
Student Paper Competition paper submissions are strongly encouraged! See below for special instructions.
**Submission window: open now with a deadline of July 31, 2026.
Details:
Click here to submit. Please select “TOFE 2026” from the list of special issues.
Questions? Email fst@ans.org.
Student Paper Competition instructions:
Both graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit papers to the competition. This submission should occur before the conference and is separate from FST journal submission, which should follow the conference. Details are found here.
We strongly encourage Student Paper Competition entrants to submit revised papers to FST!
Thank you again for attending TOFE 2026, and we hope you participate in this special issue opportunity.
Dr. Lane CarasikTOFE 2026 Program ChairAssociate Editor, Fusion Science and Technology
Dr. Arkady SerikovEditor-in-Chief, Fusion Science and Technology
General Chair:
Brian Grierson (General Atomics)
Program Chair:
Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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