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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 HFICD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine H
Session Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Exploring Quantitative and Qualitative Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Neutron Flux Values from a Simulated Molten Salt Reactor
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Seda Yilmaz (Purdue Univ.), Matthew M. Niichel (Purdue Univ.), Jonah Lau (Purdue Univ.), Shripad Revankar (Purdue Univ.), Lefteri Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
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Preliminary Analysis of Passive Safety System Operation Through Temperature-Data-Based Machine Learning Modeling
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Hyoung Suk Yu (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST)
Classification Modeling of Nuclear Power Plant Outage Severities
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Michael Castillo (Oregon State), Andrew Klein (Oregon State)
Integrating LLMs for Explainable Fault Diagnosis in Complex Systems
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Akshay J. Dave (ANL), Tat Nghia Nguyen (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL)
Condition-Based Calibration of Pressure Transmitters Implemented at Vogtle Nuclear Station
2:20–2:30PM PDT
H.M. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), G.W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
