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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|8. Inertial Fusion Energy Technology and Engineering
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Subash Sharma (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Alternate Chair:
Arpan Sircar (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of EX-Fusion’s Continuous-Operation Laser Fusion Neutron Demonstrator
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Max Monange (EX-Fusion), Alex Fikri (EX-Fusion), Yu Takagaki (EX-Fusion), Ryuji Mori (EX-Fusion), Kazuki Matsuo (EX-Fusion)
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Hydrodynamic Modeling of a High-Yield ICF Chamber and Outer Neutron Shielding
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Mark Hess (Sandia), Michael Mangan (Sandia), Roger Vesey (Sandia)
Scoping Study of Xcimer’s Blanket Design for Inertial Fusion Energy
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Nikolas Davis (Xcimer Energy), Samuel Walker (Xcimer Energy), Francisco Ogando (ETSI Industriales UNED), Kirk Flippo (Xcimer Energy), A. Rene Raffray (ITER Organization), Wayne R. Meier (LLNL), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy)
Towards a High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Model of the Athena Fusion Pilot Plant’s Chamber
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Kirk A. Flippo (Xcimer Energy), Eric Cervi (ANL), Sophie Sharpe (nTtau Digital), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Lars Pedersen (Xcimer Energy), Abinash Madikandan (nTtau Digital), Gustav Blankenberg (Xcimer Energy), Amanda Bye (Xcimer Energy), Nikolas Davis (Xcimer Energy), Robert Early (Xcimer Energy), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Wayne Meier (Retired), Francisco Ogando (ETSI Industriales UNED), A. Rene Raffray (ITER Organization), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy), Samuel Walker (Xcimer Energy)
Assessment of Neutron Momentum Transfer Effects in Thick-Liquid-Wall Inertial Fusion Energy Chambers
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Eric Cervi (ANL), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Kirk Flippo (Xcimer Energy), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Rui Hu (ANL), Thanh Q. Hua (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL)
