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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.
September 11, 2024|12:00–1:00PM (1:00–2:00PM EDT)
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The ANS Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division invites you to a special members-only discussion on how the widespread adoption of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation norms will impact the future of advanced reactors.
The U.S. influence on nonproliferation is minimal unless the United States is building and exporting nuclear technology. Centrus, with support from the U.S. Government, will ensure that there is an adequate, domestically produced enriched nuclear fuel available on a scale that is able to support exports of both U.S. nuclear fuel and U.S. nuclear technology. U.S. nuclear energy independence is a prerequisite for the ability to export nuclear fuel and nuclear technology sustainably. Exports are one of the best means to influence other nations to conform with U.S. nonproliferation norms. Widespread adoption of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation norms is more critical than ever since advanced reactors often require more highly enriched fuels which require enhanced protection standards.
PresenterBenjamin Jordan, Manager, Business Development, Centrus
Benjamin is the Business Development Manager for Centrus Technical Solutions. He has over 20 years of experience with manufacturing, engineering, operations management, research and design, and entrepreneurship. He earned a Master of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. Additionally, with the full support of Centrus, Benjamin completed a PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2022. He has obtained certification as a Project Management Professional and is a Derivative Classifier of Centrifuge information.
ModeratorShikha Prasad, Founder and CEO, Srijan LLC, Chair - ANS Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division
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