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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.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Haiyan Zhao (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Structural Insight into Molten Salts via Empirical Potential Structure Refinement (EPSR)
1:15–1:35PM MDT
G S Rakib (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)), Joerg C Neuefeind (Oak Ridge National Lab), Y Z (Univ. Michigan), Brent J. Heuser (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Molten Salt Corrosion of Additively Manufactured Inconel 625
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Aidan Masi (NCSU), A. Doherty (NCSU), C. van Heugten (NCSU), M. McMurtrey (INL), S. Dryepondt (ORNL), L. He (NCSU)
Corrosion Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Ni-20Cr Doped with Oversized Solutes
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Connor van Heugten (NCSU), Lingfeng He (NCSU), Alexandra Doherty (NCSU), Aidan Masi (NCSU)
Nondestructive 3D Evaluation of Pore Networks in the TRISO Buffer Layer
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Post-Irradiation Examination of High-Power MiniFuel TRISO Particles Irradiated in HFIR under FHR-Relevant Conditions
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL), Matt Jones (ORNL), Martino R. Hooghkirk (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), Ryan Latta (Kairos Power LLC)
