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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|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|3:30–5:15PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Claudio A. Gariazzo
Alternate Chairs:
Ammon Williams (INL)
Amber Polke (ANL)
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Characterization of Depth-of-Interaction and Image Reconstruction Performance for Radiation Imaging
3:30–3:50PM CDT
John Leland (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ming Fang (University of Illinois - Dept of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering), Grant Roche, Angela Di Fulvio (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Cecilia Tarpau (Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K), Yoann Altmann (School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K.)
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Markov Chain Monte Carlo Bayesian Unfolding Algorithm for Stilbene-Based Fast Neutron Spectrometry
3:50–4:10PM CDT
Richard He (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Jeffrey Burggraf, Scott Thompson (INL), David L. Chichester (INL), Angela Di Fulvio (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
Concepts for Implementing Fuel Debundling in a Recycling Scheme in the United States
4:10–4:30PM CDT
Mara M. Handley (LANL), Anthony Belian (Savannah River National Laboratory), Edward Seabury (INL), Thomas Pham, Philip L. Winston (INL)
Hybrid Electrochemical and Spectroscopy Methods for Complex High-Concentration Actinide MSR Fuel Salts
4:30–4:50PM CDT
William H. Doniger (ANL), Timothy Kim (ANL), Nora A. Shaheen (ANL), Amber Polke (ANL), Drace Penley (ANL), Jason M. Gross (ANL), Nicholas J. Condon (ANL), Nathaniel C. Hoyt (ANL)
Combined Spectroscopic Techniques for Real-Time Monitoring of Turbid Molten Salt Systems for Integrated Fuel Cycle Solutions
4:50–5:10PM CDT
Rachelle Austin (Idaho National Lab), Ammon N. Williams (INL)
