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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|2. Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Arpan Sircar (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Vittorio Badalassi
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Coupled Neutronics and Thermal-Fluid Simulations of Tritium Transport in Molten-Salt Breeder Blankets Using Cardinal
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Sharp C. Y. Lo (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Helen M. Brooks (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), David Foster (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority)
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Three-Dimensional Modelling of Dual Coolant Lead Lithium Blanket for Spherical Tokamak Using a Magnetic Induction Formulation
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Deepa Gupta (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Andrei Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Nathaniel Ferraro (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Thomas G. Brown (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Jonathan E. Menard (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Detailed Specifications of Transfer Models for Activated Corrosion Products in Lead-lithium Breeding Blanket
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Rami Bechara (CEA Cadarache), Frederic Dacquait (CEA Cadarache), Chloé Cherpin (CEA Cadarache), Christophe-Alexandre Chalons (CEA Cadarache), Jean-Baptiste Genin (CEA Saclay), François Broutin (CEA Cadarache), Laurent Brissonneau (CEA Cadarache)
Multi-physics Modeling of a LIBRTI Solid Breeder Experiment Conceptual Design
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Siddharth Mungale (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Helen M. Brooks (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Luke Humphrey (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Casey T. Icenhour (INL), David Foster (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority)
Analyzing the Effect of the Neutron Source Spectrum on Tokamak Breeding Blanket Material Transmutation
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Daniel H. Flynn (Penn State), Stefano Terlizzi (Penn State)
