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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|Lightning Talks
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|10:45AM–12:00PM CDT|Grand Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Claudio A. Gariazzo
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Using Neutron Computed-Tomography for In-Situ Characterization of Spent Fuel Isotopic Ratios
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Mikayla Wooodward (McMaster Univ.)
Paper
Evaluation of On-Line Monitoring Techniques to Facilitate Sustainable Manufacture of TRISO Coated Particle Fuel
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Catriona McFarlan (University of Strathclyde), Alison Nordon (University of Strathclyde), David Goddard (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), Laurie Crouch (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), Akeel Ahmed (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory)
Performance Results from the PSMC Well Thermal Neutron Counter Upgrade with the KM-200 Amplifier System
11:05–11:15AM CDT
Mark Scott (LANL), Metodi Iliev (LANL), Carlos Rael (LANL), Victor Kelley (LANL), Ian Canfield (LANL)
Process Discriminators for Molten Salt Fuels Informing Nuclear Forensic Material Analyses
11:15–11:25AM CDT
Bassem El-Dasher (LLNL), William M. Kerlin (LLNL), Frank Wong (LLNL)
Microcalorimetry Preliminary Performance Assessment Studies
11:25–11:35AM CDT
Luca Pagani (PNNL), Grey Batie (PNNL), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Leah Arrigo (PNNL), Catalin Harabagiu (PNNL), Kelly Truax (PNNL), Erin Good (PNNL)
Multi-Modal Sensor Data Fusion for Pulsed Column Solvent Extraction Monitoring
11:35–11:45AM CDT
Justin Cooper (INL), Edna Cardenas (INL), Adelaide Fanner (INL), Addyson Barnes (INL), Ramedy G. Flores (INL)
Microcalorimetry for Ultra-High Energy Resolution Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Nuclear Fuel Materials
11:45–11:55AM CDT
Katherine A. Schreiber (LANL), Mark Croce (LANL), Matthew Carpenter (LANL), Stefania Dede (LANL), Shannon Kossmann (LANL), Daniel McNeel (LANL), Emily Stark (LANL), Emily Abel (INL), Brian Bucher (INL), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Edward Seabury (INL), Ammon N. Williams (INL), Brian Archambault (PNNL), Leah Arrigo (PNNL), Grey Batie (PNNL), Erin Good (PNNL), Catalin A. Harabagiu (Purdue Univ.), Luca Pagani (PNNL), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Daniel Becker (Univ. Colorado, Boulder), Mark Keller (Nat'l Institute of Standards and Technology)
