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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 NCSD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Ben Martin
Alternate Chair:
James I. Cole
Session Organizer:
Deborah A. Hill
Whilst the word “innovation” is often synonymous with research & technological advances in the nuclear industry, the importance of innovation in the nuclear criticality safety discipline should not be underestimated. Submissions are welcomed on areas where novel products, processes or approaches have the potential to be a real game changer in viably addressing current or future challenges with nuclear criticality safety implications.
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The PARADIGM Project: An Integral Experiment Optimized to Reduce Plutonium Intermediate Energy Nuclear Data Uncertainties
3:15–3:35PM PDT
T. Cutler (LANL), K. Amundson (LANL), P. Brain (LANL), M. Devlin (LANL), N. Gibson (LANL), J. Hutchinson (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), R. Little (LANL), D. Neudecker (LANL), E. Williamson (LANL)
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Criticality Safety Support for Deactivated Facilitates at Savannah River Site
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), David Lehner (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Nuclear Criticality Safety Considerations for Hydraulic Elevator Systems
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Adam Walker (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), Joshua Schwartz (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Equivalency Factors and Mixed Isotope Subcritical Limits in H-Canyon
4:15–4:35PM PDT
R.M. Rice (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), T.E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), N.P. Devine (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), D. Randle (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
