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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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Governor's Square 15|Sponsored by Isotopes and Radiation (IRD)|Cosponsored by Accelerator Applications (AAD)|Session Chair: Luis Ocampo Giraldo
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT
Governor's Square 12|Sponsored by Robotics and Remote Systems (RRSD)|Cosponsored by Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DESD)|Session Chair: Adam J. Carroll
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT
Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Nadia Glucksberg
Panel|Governor's Square 15
Monday, June 1, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT
Director's Row E|Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Kaushik Banerjee
Panel|Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Sven O. Bader
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Haiyan Zhao
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Amanda Leong
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Michael Smith
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Yadukrishnan Sasikumar
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|8:00–9:45AM MDT
Governor's Square 10|Session Chair: Hannah Patenaude
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT
Panel|Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Isabella J. van Rooyen
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Konstantinos Vasili
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Konstantinos Gkouliaras
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Akshay K. Khandelwal
Governor's Square 15|Session Chair: Edward Chen
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Brandon A. Wilson
Governor's Square 15|Session Chair: Stylianos Chatzidakis
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Taejin Kim
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Shannon Eggers
Governor's Square 15|Session Chair: Jay Phil Yoo
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Kyle M. Warns
Plaza Court 4/5|Session Chair: Hongbin Sun
Governor's Square 15|Session Chair: Kenan Unlu
Governor's Square 15|Cosponsored by Accelerator Applications (AAD)|Session Chair: Luis Ocampo Giraldo
Director's Row E|Session Chair: Kendra P. Long
Director's Row E|Session Chair: Kendra Long
Governor's Square 16|Session Chair: Benjamin Martin
Panel|Governor's Square 16
Panel|Governor's Square 16|Session Chairs: Deborah Hill, Caitlin Redhead
Tower A|Session Chair: Aaron Epiney
Tower A|Session Chair: Robert Kile
Tower A|Session Chair: Luis Ocampo Giraldo
Tower A|Session Chair: Sunil S. Chirayath
Director's Row H|Session Chair: So-Bin Cho
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Hitesh Bindra
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Yves Robert
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Aidan Rigby
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Xiaodong Sun
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Prashant Jain
Director's Row H|Session Chair: Cihang Lu
Tower A|Session Chair: Tucker C. McClanahan
Tower A|Session Chair: Kristel L. Ghoos
Director's Row E|Session Chair: Irina I. Popova
Panel|Governor's Square 14
Governor's Square 14|Session Chair: Zeyun Wu
Governor's Square 14|Session Chair: Valerio Mascolino
Governor's Square 14|Session Chair: Cihang Lu
Governor's Square 14|Session Chair: Jiankai Yu
Governor's Square 14|Session Chair: Khaldoon Al-Dawood
Governor's Square 12|Cosponsored by Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (DESD)|Session Chair: Adam J. Carroll
Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Robby Kile
Governor's Square 11|Session Chair: Dillon Shaver
Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Elia Merzari
Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Yue Jin
Governor's Square 11|Session Chair: Arsen Iskhakov
Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Kate Borowiec
Panel|Governor's Square 11|Session Chair: Robby Kile
Governor's Square 11|Session Chair: Subash Sharma
Panel|Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Lane Carasik
Governor's Square 11|Session Chair: Robby Kile
Plaza Court 2/3|Session Chair: Steve Bajorek
Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Matthew D. Wargon
Panel|Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Yadukrishnan Sasikumar
Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Julianne McCallum
Governor's Square 12|Session Chair: Robert Kile
