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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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Panel|Banyan 1
Monday, August 8, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Monday, August 8, 2022|1:30–3:00PM EDT
Monday, August 8, 2022|3:30–5:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|1:30–3:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|3:30–5:00PM EDT
Wednesday, August 10, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Panel|Calusa 10
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Organizer: Ken Lowery
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Jason Remer
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Michael Frankle
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Bill Rosko
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Ken Lowery
Panel|Calusa 8-9
Panel|Calusa 8-9|Session Chair: Frank Nelms
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Bill Eckes
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Emmett Wilmes
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Tim Schlimpert
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Jason Lanier
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Ray Herb
Panel|Banyan 2
Panel|Calusa 11-12
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: Lori Brady
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: James Hettel
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chairs: James Hettel, Marty Ingels
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chairs: LeAnn Soderquist, James Hettel
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: LeAnn Soderquist
