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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 MSTD|Cosponsored by ANSTD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Banyan A
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL)
Alternate Chairs:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Current Status of Regulatory Fuel Research Progress in Korea
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Yongsik Yang (KAERI), JangSoo Oh (KAERI), Jaeyong Kim (KAERI), Changhwan Shin (KAERI), Ju Yeop Park (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Taewan Kim (Incheon Nat'l Univ.)
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Quantitative Insights into the Fluidization of Surrogate Particle Fuel Forms
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), Elvis Dominguez-Ontiveros (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL)
Incorporating a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Process into Nuclear Fuel and Materials Development for Advanced Reactors
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Peng Xu (INL)
Numerical Analysis of Fluidized Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition of Pyrolytic Carbon for Tristructural-Isotropic (TRISO) Fuel Particles
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Flavio Dal Forno Chuahy (ORNL), Oluwafemi Oyedeji (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), Charles Finney (ORNL)
Development of TRISO Particle Fuel Performance Analysis Code TRIPLE
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Jongho Park (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Thermophysical Properties of a (U,Zr)C Solid Solution Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
4:55–5:05PM PDT
J. Schaeperkoetter (LANL), S. Widgeon Paisner (LANL), D. Byler (LANL), A. Gonzales (LANL), J. White (LANL), B. Taylor (Marshall Space Flight Center), J. Rosales (Marshall Space Flight Center), K. McClellan (LANL), E. Kardoulaki (LANL)
