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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Carmel
Session Chair:
Brenden Heidrich (INL)
Session Organizer:
Jason Hou (NCSU)
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A Depletion Perturbation Theory Approach to Multiplication Factor Uncertainty Analysis for the UAM Benchmark
Davide Portinari (Institute Laue-Langevin), Yoann Calzavara (Institute Laue-Langevin), Laurent Chabert (Technicatome), Adrien Bidaud (Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et Cosmologie)
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Uncertainty Analysis of TMI-1 Mini-Core Neutron Kinetics Case
Xiaoyang Zou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Zhuojie Sui (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Presented by Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Comparative Analysis of USL Estimation Methods
Jeongwon Seo (Purdue), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue)
Uncertainty Quantification in Predictor-Corrector Quasi-Static Monte Carlo Transient Simulation
Hyeontae Kim (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Fluoride Salt High Temperature Reactor (FHR) Thermal Scattering Law Sensitivity Study in SCALE6.2.4
Jonathon Faulkner (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
