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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|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Monday, August 17, 2026|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Kenneth C. Marsden (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Stephanie H. Bruffey (INL)
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Transmutation to REDUCE (Recover Elements – Destroy Undesirable – Create Energy)
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Ross F. Radel (SHINE Technologies, LLC), Matthew J. Nyberg (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Abdul Momen, Ben Lindley (University of Wisconsin Madison), Adrien Couet (University of Wisconsin Madison), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
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Preliminary Unit Cost Estimates for Commercial-scale Pyro-processing Facility Ranging from 400 tonnes/year to 1800 tonnes/year
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Noah Hartery (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory)
Design Study of Metal Fuel Cycle Facility for Demonstration Fast Reactor in Japan
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Tadahiro Washiya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Takanari Ogata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Hiromu Ambai (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Hideyuki Sugihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), sachimasa Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Yoshikazu YAMADA (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tsuyoshi Murakami (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Yoshiharu Sakamura (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Technical Feasibility of a Small Metal-Fuel Fast Reactor and Pyrochemical Process as a Future Option for Fast Reactor Cycles
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Reiko FUJITA (The Canon Institute for Global Studies), Nobuo Tanaka (Tanaka Global Inc.), Fengjun Duan (The Canon Institute for Global Studies), Hisashi Yoshikawa (The Canon Institute for Global Studies)
Pyrochemical chloride salt treatment process with a preceding recovery of rare earth fission products
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Tsuyoshi Murakami (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Koichi Uozumi (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
