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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|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
Monday, August 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Amanda M. Bachmann (ANL)
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Early Demonstration Scenario of Metal Fuel Cycle for Minor Actinide Recycling Using a Small Metal-Fueled Fast Reactor in Japan
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daisuke Watanabe (Hitachi GE Vernova Nuclear Energy, Ltd.), Sho Fuchita, Koji Fujimura (Hitachi, Ltd.), Hirotaka Nakahara (Hitachi GE Vernova Nuclear Energy, Ltd.), Tsuyoshi Murakami (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
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Transitioning to a Closed Fuel Cycle after Plutonium and Uranium MultiRecycling in Pressurized Water Reactors
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Aimeric Eustache (CEA), Christine Chabert (CEA Centre De Cadarache), François Sudreau (CEA), Cécile Evans Evans (Orano), Genevieve Kerboul (Orano), Marie-Pierre Delamare (Orano), Fréderic Laugier (EDF), Guillaume Vaast (EDF), Bertrand Carlier (Framatome), Olivier Tougait (Framatome)
NuScale’s Microreactor Technology Towards Advancing Safeguards, Waste Minimization, and Reducing Fuel Cost for Future Research Reactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Jackson D. Keppen (NuScale Power LLC), Derick Botha (NuScale Power, LLC)
Presented by Joey Burns (Nuscale Power, LLC)
Developing a LWR Multirecycling System
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Cécile Evans (Orano), Guillaume Vaast (EDF), Olivier Tougait (Framatome), François Sudreau (CEA), Frédérique Hourcade (Orano), Davide Costa (Orano)
Economic Assessment of Once-Through vs. Recycle Fuel Cycles in Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Edward A. Hoffman (ANL), Amanda M. Bachmann (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Cihang Lu, Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL)
