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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 FCWMD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Indiana/Iowa
Session Chair:
Logan Scott (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Jared Johnson (ORNL)
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Oxidation State Favorability Due to Cation Radii in MSR Fuels
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Hannah K. Patenaude (LANL), Jarom L. Chamberlain (LANL), Clare A. Hatfield (LANL), S. S. Parker (LANL), Marisa J. Monreal (LANL)
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Hydrochlorination of UO2 in Molten Salt Mixtures to Form Molten Salt Reactor Fuel
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Vinh T. Nguyen (SRNL), Bryan Foley (SRNL), Robert A. Pierce (SRNL), Donald Baer (Metatomic Inc.), Steven Hung (Metatomic Inc.)
Lessons Learned In How to Conduct Loop and Irradiated Salt Experiments: Workshop II
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley), Kevin R. Robb (ORNL), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
Molten Salt Species Solubility Calculations Using Thermochimica's Gibbs Energy Minimizer (GEM)
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Kyoung Lee (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL), Greg Westphal (ORNL), Robert K. Salko (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL), Anthony Birri (ORNL), Nicholas Termini (ORNL)
Introducing Efforts Towards the Development of Molten Salt Reactor Chemistry Digital Twin
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Braden K. Clayton (Brigham Young Univ.), Loc B. Duong (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cole A. Gentry (ORNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
