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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 THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Sunming Qin (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Yang Liu (Virginia Tech)
Session Organizer:
Yue Jin
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Droplets Measurement with High-Speed Camera and Defocusing Method
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Ayden Cohn (Virginia Tech), Yang Liu (Virginia Tech), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Eymon Lan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Paper
Drag Coefficient Characterization for Single Bubbles in Water
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Harold Valle Reyes (Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Silvina Cancelos Mancini (Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez)
Experimental Analysis of Air-Water Two-Phase Bubbly Flow Across a Vertical U-Bend
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Zhengting Quan (Purdue Univ.), Adam Dix (Purdue Univ.), Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
Investigation of Two-Phase Pressure Drop Across a Vertical U-Bend
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Zhengting Quan (Purdue Univ.), Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
