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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.
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3:15–5:00PM MDT
Tower B|2. Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies
Session Chair: Trey Gebhart|Alternate Chair: Helen Brooks
Tower D|3. Fusion Enabling Technologies
Session Chair: Vittorio Badalassi|Alternate Chair: Alyssa Hayes
Tower C|8. Inertial Fusion Energy Technology and Engineering
Session Chair: Subash Sharma|Alternate Chair: Arpan Sircar
Grand Ballroom 2|10. Special Sessions
Session Chair: Yongqiang Wang|Alternate Chair: Matteo Barbarino
10:15AM–12:00PM MDT
Panel|Grand Ballroom 2|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Session Chair: Laura Hermann
Tower C|2. Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies
Session Chair: Katarzyna Borowiec|Alternate Chair: Dillon Shaver
Tower B|7. Magnetic Fusion Energy Technology and Engineering
Session Chair: Pierre-Clément Simon|Alternate Chair: Alyssa Hayes
Tower D|9. Industry Applications and Supply Chain
Session Chair: Lauren M. Garrison|Alternate Chair: Yuqiao Fan
1:00–2:45PM MDT
Tower B|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Session Chair: Andrei Khodak|Alternate Chair: Louise Ferris
Tower C|4. Fusion Materials
Session Chair: Trey Gebhart|Alternate Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine
Tower D|6. Plasma Physics Engineering
Session Chair: Zeke Unterberg|Alternate Chair: Katie Butler
Panel|Grand Ballroom 2|10. Special Sessions
Session Chair: Logan Scott|Alternate Chair: Matteo Barbarino
South Convention Lobby|10. Special Sessions
Session Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse|Alternate Chair: Alyssa Hayes
10:00–11:45AM MDT
Grand Ballroom 2|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Session Chair: Yongqiang Wang
Session Chair: Arpan Sircar|Alternate Chair: Vittorio Badalassi
Session Chair: Luke Olson
Session Chair: Juliana P. Duarte
1:15–3:00PM MDT
Session Chair: Lane B. Carasik|Alternate Chair: Brian Grierson
Tower C|3. Fusion Enabling Technologies
Session Chair: Subash Sharma|Alternate Chair: Thanh Hua
Panel|Tower D|3. Fusion Enabling Technologies
Session Chair: Pierre-Clément Simon|Alternate Chair: Helen M. Brooks
Tower B|4. Fusion Materials
Session Chair: Radhika Barua|Alternate Chair: Alyssa Hayes
Session Chair: Lane B. Carasik
Session Chair: Andrea Lehn-Bradshaw
Director's Row H|5. Fusion Research Facilities
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine|Alternate Chair: Louise Ferris
Session Chair: Vittorio Badalassi|Alternate Chair: Arpan Sircar
Panel|Tower D|10. Special Sessions
Session Chair: Louise Ferris|Alternate Chair: Alyssa Hayes
