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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|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Andrew R. Griffith (Department of Energy)
Alternate Chair:
Cathy S. Dixon (University Research Alliance)
Session Organizers:
Kim Dougherty (University Research Alliance)
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
The Innovations Awards is a DOE-sponsored program to recognize students who have produced innovative research related to Nuclear Technology R&D. Full details of the program can be seen at www.nucleartechinnovations.org.
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Oxide Growth and Dissolution Measurement of 316L Stainless Steel Exposed to Simulated PWR Primary Water and Ion Irradiation
Rigel Hanbury (University of Michigan), Gary S. Was (University of Michigan)
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Reference — Slides
Use of 15N NMR Spectroscopy to Probe Covalency in a Thorium Nitride
Trevor W. Hayton (University of California, Santa Barbara), Jochen Autschbach (University of Buffalo, State University of New York), Guang Wu (University of California, Santa Barbara), Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu (University of Buffalo, State University of New York), Selena Staun (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Development of High Energy Resolution Cs4BI6:Eu (B = Ca and/or Sr) Scintillators
Merry Koschan (University of Tennessee), Mariya Zhuravleva (University of Tennessee), Charles L. Melcher (University of Tennessee), Luis Stand (University of Tennessee), Daniel Rutstrom (University of Tennessee)
Electrophoretic Separation Properties of Lanthanum and Gadolinium for Reprocessing Applications
Mark R. Deinert (Colorado School of Mines), Sydney A. Holdampf (Colorado School of Mines)
Expanded Nuclear Activities in Space Require Expanded Non-Proliferation Policies
Robert S. Bean (Purdue University), Paul W. Stockett (Purdue University)
Corrosion of Structural Materials in Fluoride Molten Salt with EuF3 and Simulant Fission Products
Michael P. Short (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Samuel W. McAlpine (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Reference — McAlpine ANS Slides
Benzotriazolium Metallate for 99Tc Immobilization and Remediation
James Louis-Jean (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
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