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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Belmont
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven)
Alternate Chair:
Zeyun Wu
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Impact of Control Rod Neutron Absorber Depletion on Load-Following Capability in APR1400
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Husam Khalefih (KFUPM), Afaque Shams (KFUPM), YongHee Kim (KAIST)
Paper
Analysis of Asymmetric Control Element Exposure on HFIR Performance
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Kevin Burg (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
Linear Stability Analysis of Spatial Xenon Oscillations in Large PHWRs Using Modal Synthesis Method
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Suresh C. Kandpal (Nuclear Power Corporation of India), Abhishek Chakraborty (Nuclear Power Corporation of India), Suneet Singh (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Development and Initial Results of an OpenMC Model of the High Flux Isotope Reactor
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Ragai Altamimi (ORNL), Kemal Ramic (ORNL), Jorge Navarro (ORNL)
Modeling Decay Heat with a Simplified Depletion Chain in OpenMC
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Tanmay Gupta (Columbia Univ.), Benoit Forget (MIT)
