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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|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (FCWMD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Governor's Square 10
Session Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael Smith (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte)
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Considerations in Solids Formation for Alniflex Processes
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Jarrod Gogolski (SRNL), Thanh-Tam Truong (SRNL), Robert Pierce (SRNL)
Paper
Periodic Heat Mixing and Peak Buffer Temperature in Multi-Batch SNF Emplacement
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Ji Eon Kim, Samuel Park, Sungyeol Choi (Seoul National University)
Illitization Behavior of Bentonite Buffer Materials under High-Temperature Conditions as a Function of Groundwater Potassium Ion Concentration in Deep Geological Repositories for High-Level Radioactive Waste
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Sieun Park, Junhyuk Ham (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Seunghyun Kim, Yunju Lee (Korea Institute of Materials Science), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)
A Paradigm Shift for High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal: Radionuclides’ Intrinsic Properties for Long-term Safety
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Haruko M. Wainwright (MIT), Shaheen A. Dewji (Georgia Tech), John S. McCloy, Brian A. Powell (Clemson Univ.), R. A. Borrelli (University of Idaho), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jeffrey Wang, Liam S. Hines, Dauren Sarsenbayev, Craig H. Benson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Process-Level Radionuclide Screening for Deep Geological Disposal in South Korea
2:20–2:40PM MDT
MINSEO CHO (Hanyang University), Kwang Pyo Choi, Mi Seon Jung (KORAD), Hee Jae Ju (KAERI)
