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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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Gunston East/West|Session Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni
Monday, November 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST
Panel|Lincoln West|Session Chair: John Jackson
Gunston East/West|Session Chair: Guillaume Giudicelli
Monday, November 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST
Panel|Lincoln West|Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Cabinet|Session Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Lincoln East|Session Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST
Cabinet|Session Chair: David Chandler
Fairchild East/West|Session Chair: Carlo Fiorina
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST
Panel|Cabinet|Session Chair: Pavel Tsvetkov
Gunston East/West|Session Chair: Yves Robert
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EST
Gunston East/West|Session Chair: David Chandler
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Cabinet|Session Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Gunston East/West|Session Chair: Aaron Epiney
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST
Panel|Cabinet|Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Panel|Gunston East/West|Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST
Cabinet|Session Chair: Yves Robert
