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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|Panel|Sponsored by NNPD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chairs:
James W. Behrens (U.S. Navy [Retired])
Susan Eisenhower (Eisenhower Institute)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
John Fabian (American Nuclear Society)
This panel session will recognize, and acknowledge, the Golden Anniversary of the NonProliferation Treaty (NPT) which entered into force 50 years ago in early 1970. A historical review will be given by distinguished individuals having familiarity with the treaty. Discussion will then turn to present day and include discussion regarding the future. Among the ANS professional divisions, the NNPD is clearly the logical sponsor for this important nuclear-based treaty which has added greatly to the safety and security of our nation and the world.
George Shultz
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Sam Nunn
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Sig Hecker
Stanford University
Pete Lyons
DOE/Office of Nuclear Energy (Retired)
Mary Dunzick-Gougar
Idaho State University
Richard Meserve
Carnegie Institution for Science
John Hamre
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Bill Ostendorff
U.S. Naval Academy
H.M. “Hash” Hashemian
President 2025-2026 ANS
AMS Corp.
John Kotek
Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs
NEI
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