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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|4. Fusion Materials
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Andrea Lehn-Bradshaw (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Evaluation of Ceramic First-Wall Material Candidates for Magneto-Inertial Fusion Generators
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Luca Cappelli (Oak Ridge Associated Univs.), Tessa Van Volkenburg (Helion Energy), Ria Meston (Helion Energy)
Paper
Evaluation of Bulk W-Ti Alloys Under Thermal and Deuterium Plasma Extremes
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Eric J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico)
Recrystallization Analysis of the Helium-Cooled Tungsten T-tube Divertor
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Michael L. Lanahan (SciTec), James P. Blanchard (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Said I. Abdel-Khalik (Georgia Tech), Minami Yoda (Michigan State)
Materials Development Progress for the First ARC™ Fusion Power Plant
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Amit Behera (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Trevor Clark (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Cody Dennett (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Lehn-Bradshaw (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Xiang Chen (ORNL), Jaime Marian (Univ. California, Los Angeles), Michael P. Short (MIT), Vijay Vasudevan (Univ. North Texas), Gary S. Was (Univ. Michigan), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
