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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|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Yue Jin
Alternate Chair:
Akshay Kumar Khandelwal
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Mean Velocity Field Reconstruction in a 9×9 Helical Cruciform Fuel Rod Bundle Using Time Frequency Analysis Particle Image Velocimetry
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Taeseung Jeon (Thermal Hydraulic Research Laboratory of Nuclear Engineering Department, Texas A&M University), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Paper
Micro-PIV Measurements of Flow Structure in Zigzag and S-Shape Microchannel Geometries
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Zhengting Quan (Univerity of Missoui), Congshan Mao, Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia)
Characterization of Laminar Flow and Boundary Layer in a Straight Rectangular Microchannel Using Micro-PIV
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Congshan Mao (University of Missouri Columbia), Zhengting Quan (University of Missouri Columbia), Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia)
Experimental Validation of a Novel Refractive Index Matching Technique Using SLA 3D-Printed Models for Optical Flow Measurements in Nuclear Thermal-hydraulic Experiments
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Sangoh Shin (Hanyang University), Minseop Song (Hanyang Univ.)
Distribution of Time-Averaged Micro-PIV Standard Uncertainty across Various Flow Rates in a Straight Microchannel
11:20–11:40AM MDT
