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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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April 9–11, 2015
2015 ANS Student Conference
Powering Tomorrow Together
College Station, TX|Texas A&M University
March 29–April 1, 2015
Advances In Nuclear Fuel Management V
Hilton Head, SC|Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
February 23–26, 2015
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS) 2015
Albuquerque, NM|Albuquerque Marriott
February 22–26, 2015
9th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2015)
Racing to Improved Cost-Effective Plant Operation
Charlotte, NC|The Westin Charlotte
February 1–4, 2015
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE 2015)
Jacksonville, FL|Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront
December 14–18, 2014
10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-10)
Okinawa, Japan|Okinawa Convention Center
December 8–10, 2014
9th Nuclear Plants Current Issues Symposium: Moving Forward
Charlotte, NC|Downtown Marriott
November 9–13, 2014
2014 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo
Nuclear-The Foundation of Clean Energy
Anaheim, CA|Disneyland Hotel
September 28–October 3, 2014
International Topical Meeting on Advances in Reactor Physics (PHYSOR 2014)
Kyoto, Japan|Westin Kyoto Hotel
September 14–19, 2014
4th International Nuclear Chemistry Congress (4th INCC)
Sao Paulo, Brazil
September 14–18, 2014
Topical Meeting of the ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (RPSD 2014)
Knoxville, TN|Hilton Knoxville
September 7–12, 2014
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2014
Las Vegas, NV|Renaissance Hotel
August 24–28, 2014
8th International Conference on Isotopes (8ICI) and Expo
Chicago, IL|Hyatt Regency Chicago
August 10–13, 2014
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
Cost-Effective Excellence
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Plantation
June 15–19, 2014
2014 ANS Annual Meeting
The U.S. Role in a Global Nuclear Energy Enterprise
Reno, NV|Grand Sierra Resort
May 18–23, 2014
15th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
Aix-en-Provence, France
May 12–14, 2014
International Conference on Physics and Technology of Reactors and Applications (PHYTRA3)
Tetouan City, Morocco
April 6–9, 2014
2014 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '14)
February 24–26, 2014
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS) 2014
John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
February 13–15, 2014
Radiation Safety in Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA
