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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|Reactor Physics (RPD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 14
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven)
Alternate Chair:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Neutronics Benchmarking at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) for Structural Material Irradiation Positions
1:15–1:35PM MDT
Rance E. White (Univ. Missouri, Research Reactor), Andrew Verbsky (Univ. Missouri, Research Reactor), Andrew Hoffman (Univ. Missouri, Research Reactor), John D. Brockman (Univ. Missouri, Columbia)
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MPACT Developments for Simulating TRIGA Reactors
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Nicholas P. Luciano (Univ. Texas, Austin), Aaron M. Graham (Veracity Nuclear), Shane G. Stimpson (Veracity Nuclear), Cole A. Gentry (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Slides
Balancing Fidelity and Efficiency in Parametric Macroscopic Cross-Section Generation
1:55–2:15PM MDT
João Claudio B. Fiel (Military Institute of Engineering)
Implementation and Verification of Online Cross Section Depletion in Griffin for Prismatic Gas-cooled Reactors
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Park Hansol, Changho Lee
Analytical Stability Analysis of the AP1000, EPR, and CANDU6
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Michael Parnell (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
