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  2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
  August 24–27, 2026
  Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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  Center for Used Fuel Research: Building confidence in storage and transport
  Used nuclear fuel storage and transportation have reached a critical juncture.
  Dozens of utilities need reliable data on how used nuclear fuel performs in dry storage casks and canisters to extend regulatory licenses at sites across the United States. Likewise, the Department of Energy expects to take ownership of the used nuclear fuel—termed “spent nuclear fuel” in the laws and regulations governing its stewardship—and transfer it to one or more federal staging facilities for management and disposition.
  Meanwhile, dozens of reactor companies are testing prototypes of advanced reactors and advanced reactor fuels. Eventually, regulators and industry must also verify the safety and security of storage methods for these advanced fuel types.
  To help address these challenges, the DOE established the Center for Used Fuel Research (CUFR) in January 2026 for work related to the long-term storage and transport of used nuclear fuel.
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Award Recipients

1978 1980

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Mohammed M. El-Wakil

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Maryland (First Place)
University of Missouri-Rolla (Second Place)
North Carolina State University (Honorable Mention)
University of Lowell (Honorable Mention)

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Missouri-Kansas

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Richard D. Lawrence

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

John W. Cleland

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Manson Benedict

Special Award

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
J. Johnson, E. Machado, R. McLeod, J. Young

Undergraduate

North Carolina State University
Bill Daugherty, Joel Leviner, Ken McArthur, Tom Moore, Mohammed Omar, Mike Scherer

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Chauncey Starr