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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.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm A
Session Chair:
David Grabaskas (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew R. Denman
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Preliminary Study of Iodine Gas Removal in Sodium Pools
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Dong Hoon Kam (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL), Yasushi Okano (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Akihiro Uchibori (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tyler Starkus (ANL), Matthew Bucknor (ANL)
Paper
Thermochemical Modeling of Radionuclide Vapor-Liquid Equilibria in Sodium Pools for SFR Mechanistic Source Term Analysis
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Shayan Shahbazi (ANL), Sara Thomas (ANL), Tyler Starkus (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL)
A Mass Transfer Model for Source Term Release from A Spilled Molten Salt Pool Accounting for Both Gas and Liquid Side Resistances
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Quan Zhou (Kairos Power), Kyoung Min Kang (Kairos Power), Jake McMurray (Kairos Power), Matthew Denman (Kairos Power), Haihua Zhao (Kairos Power)
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Relationship between Peak Fuel Enthalpy and Fuel Behavior for Fast Reactor Design
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Yan Peng (China Institute of Atomic Energy)
Attachment — Paper ID 43279
