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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 RPD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine D
Session Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Nathan J. Roskoff
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Uncertainty Quantification of Critical Boron Concentration in Tihange-2 Reactor Core Tracking Analysis Using CASMO5/SIMULATE5 with JENDL-5
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Shigeki Shiba (Nuclear Regulation Authority)
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Heat Deposition Analysis of Target Materials in the High Flux Isotope Reactor for HEU and LEU Cores
3:35–3:55PM PDT
K.M. Burg (ORNL), D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), Y.E. Robert (ORNL), C.W. Sizemore (ORNL)
Monte Carlo Evaluation of Delayed Neutron Parameters for CANDU Reactor
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Zack Demers (Ontario Tech Univ.), Eleodor Nichita (Ontario Tech Univ.)
Sensitivity Analysis of the SCALE/Polaris-PARCS Code Procedure for Watts Bar Unit 1 and Peach Bottom Unit 2
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), William Gurecky (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Understanding the Sampling Algorithm for Watt Spectrum
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Jilang Miao (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State)
