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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Amanda S. Leong
Alternate Chair:
Praveen Kumar Thallapally
Session Organizer:
Steven P. Nesbit
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Research Process on Tritium Behavior in HTGR
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Zhou Ziling (Tsinghua Univ.), Feng Xie (Tsinghua Univ.)
Paper
Uncertainty Quantification for Pebble Bed Reactor Fuels Burnup Credit
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Jonathan Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Gordon M. Petersen (INL), Robert A. Joseph (INL)
Sustainability of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems Using INPRO Methodology
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Carolynn Scherer (IAEA), Nilormi Das (IAEA), Sera Jeon (IAEA), Gaye Sayin (IAEA)
A New Uranium-Plutonium Breed and Burn Fuel Cycle
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Neal Mann (Neal Mann and Assoc.), Mihai G.M. Pop (Areva College of Experts (Retired))
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Neal Mann slides
Development of Cs Pollucite Ceramic Waste Form and Evaluation of Long-Term Chemical Durability
2:20–2:30PM PDT
Ga-Yeong Kim (Chungnam National Univ.), Ki-Rak Lee (KAERI), Jung-Hoon Choi (KAERI), Jae Hwan Yang (Chungnam National Univ.), Hwan-Seo Park (KAERI)
Influences of Iodine Separation and Capture in the Context of NO2-Based Voloxidation
2:30–2:40PM PDT
Katherine R. Johnson (ORNL), Allison T. Greaney (ORNL), Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Chase Cobble (ORNL), Matthew Vick (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL)
