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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 B
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Track Organizer:
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
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Radiation-Resistant Cr-Al2O3-Y2O3 based Multilayer Tritium Permeation Barriers (TPB)
3:15–3:25PM MDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Wei-Ying Chen (ANL), Peter Baldo (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
Paper
Optimization-Driven Modeling of Tritium Retention in Tungsten
3:25–3:35PM MDT
Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hunter Olson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nick Zakowski (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Dylan A. Kohler (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Barret Elward (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Jeremiah Kirch (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Charles Hirst (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Yongfeng Zhang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Hydrogen Isotope Permeation and Retention in Low Activation Structural Materials After Neutron Irradiation
3:35–3:45PM MDT
Dale Hitchcock (SRNL), Gavin E. Mattingly (SRNL), Weicheng Zhong (ORNL), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Kacie A. Breeding (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
High Throughput Additive Manufacturing to Enable Fusion Relevant Alloy Discovery via WTaHfCrV
3:45–3:55PM MDT
Caleb Hatler (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nathan Curtis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Bochuan Sun (Clemson Univ.), Skye Supakul (PNNL), Ishtiaque Karim K. Robin (PNNL), Eda Aydogan (PNNL), Enrique Martinez Saez (Clemson Univ.), Saryu J. Fensin (LANL), Adrien Couet (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Osman El Atwani (PNNL), Dan Thoma (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of a STEP Divertor Cassette Demonstration Segment in Ferritic–Martensitic Steel
3:55–4:05PM MDT
Nicolas Correa Villanueva (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Christian Nygaard (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority)
Short-range Order and Electronic-structure Control of Radiation Resistance in Tungsten-based Multi-principal-element Alloys
4:05–4:15PM MDT
Maheshwari Meesa (Univ. North Texas), Prince Sharma (Iowa State), Nicolas Argibay (Iowa State), Vijay Vasudevan (Univ. North Texas), Prashant Singh (Iowa State), Srinivasan G. Srivilliputhur (Univ. North Texas)
NiMo Overlays for Improved Corrosion Resistance in Molten Salts
4:15–4:25PM MDT
Katherine Lee (Faraday Tech), Timothy Hall (Faraday Tech), Rishi Pillai (ORNL), Desmond Madu (Faraday Tech), Suporna O'Connell (Faraday Tech), Severine Cambier (ORNL)
Presented by Reece Goldberry (Faraday Tech)
Electrode Materials Endurance in SFS Z-Pinch Fusion Systems: Engineering Insights from Materials Degradation Studies
4:25–4:35PM MDT
Clemente J. Parga (Zap Energy), Felipe Rocha Caliari (Zap Energy), Marcus Parry (Zap Energy), Michael P. Christenson (Zap Energy), Steven A. Stemmley (Zap Energy), Santtu Huotilainen (Zap Energy)
Microscale Creep Model and Parameters Calibration for Fusion Blanket Relevant Temperatures
4:35–4:45PM MDT
Sunday C. Aduloju (ORNL), Timothy Truster (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), V.Roshan Joseph (Georgia Tech), Paul W. Humrickhouse (Type One Energy)
Fabrication and Microstructural Engineering of Lithium Ceramic and Octa-Lithium Solid Breeder Materials for Fusion Energy Applications
4:45–4:55PM MDT
Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Saurabh K. Sharma (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Furui Chen (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Pattrick Calderoni (INL)
