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2026 ANS Annual Conference
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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.
February 5–8, 2017
A Biennial International Forum
Jacksonville, FL|Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront
The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront, Jacksonville, FL, is the location of the Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE 2017), where all meeting activities and technical sessions will be held. **Registration is now open! Take advantage of the early bird rate before January 19th, 2017! **Housing is now open! To receive the group rate, your reservation may be booked through the CONTE Official Housing Link. The special rate for the conference is $179. A limited number of rooms are reserved at this rate. Reservations must be made by Thursday, January 19, 2017, or before the group rooms are sold out, so do not delay. Prevailing rates may apply after this date or when the group rooms are sold out, whichever occurs first. Rooms are subject to availability.
General Chair:
Julie Sickle (Vice President of Training, Exelon Generation)
Program Chairs:
Jane LeClair (Washington Center for Cybersecurity R&D)
Michael Desilets (Director, Training and Development, Entergy Nuclear)
