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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.
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Panel|Palos Verdes A/B
Session Chair: Dillon R. Shaver|Alternate Chair: Lander Ibarra
Redondo
Session Organizer: W. David Pointer
Manhattan
Session Chair: Lane B. Carasik|Alternate Chair: Vivek Rao
10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Session Chair: Igor A. Bolotnov|Alternate Chair: Arsen Iskhakov
Palos Verdes A/B
Session Chair: Emilian Popov|Alternate Chairs: Emilian Popov, Robert Martin
Session Chair: Nadish Saini|Alternate Chair: Yue Jin
1:00–2:45PM PDT
Session Chair: Ralph Wiser|Alternate Chair: Dillon R. Shaver
Session Chair: Piyush Sabharwall|Alternate Chair: W. David Pointer
Session Chair: Subash Sharma|Alternate Chair: Trevor Howard
Session Chair: Elia Merzari|Alternate Chair: Yassin A. Hassan
Session Chair: Lander Ibarra|Alternate Chair: Milos Atz
Session Chair: Xu Wu|Alternate Chair: Jun Fang
Session Chair: Subash L. Sharma|Alternate Chair: Nithin Panicker
San Simeon B
Session Chair: Bao-Wen Yang|Alternate Chair: Jun Liao
Session Chair: Minghui Chen|Alternate Chair: Qiuping Lv
Session Chair: SuJong Yoon|Alternate Chair: Vittorio Badalassi
Session Chair: Juliana P. Duarte|Alternate Chair: Kyung Mo Kim
Session Chair: Nolan Goth|Alternate Chair: Sheng Zhang
Session Chair: SuJong Yoon|Alternate Chair: Wei Ding
Session Chair: Guanyi Wang
Session Chair: Nolan Goth|Alternate Chair: Franklin Curtis
Session Chair: Trevor Kent Howard|Alternate Chair: Robert K. Salko
Panel|San Simeon B
Session Chair: Xingang Zhao|Alternate Chair: Yang Liu
