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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
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|10:15AM–12:00PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Ross F. Radel (SHINE Technologies, LLC)
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Recovery of Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh and Pd from spent nuclear fuels – Example with the French PREPAC project
10:15–10:35AM CDT
Guillaume MOSSAND (CEA Marcoule), Sandrine COSTENOBLE (CEA), Loic MARCHETTI (CEA), Manuel Miguirditchian (CEA Marcoule), Christian SOREL (CEA)
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Parcoval project: Pd recovery from spent nuclear fuels
10:35–10:55AM CDT
Priscilla Berenguer-Besnard (Orano), Anthony Ropp (Orano), Mohamed Bahri (Orano), Frederique Hourcade (Orano), Isabelle Rougeaux (CEA), Dorottya Hursán (eChemicles)
Effects of Reaction Temperature and Flow Rate on the Chromatographic Separation of Platinum-Group Metals Generated by Nuclear Fission using N,N,N’,N’-tetra-2-ethylhexyl-thiodiglycolamide Silica-Based Adsorbent
10:55–11:15AM CDT
Naoki Osawa (Nagaoka University of Technology), Hao Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Mai Tanaka (Tohoku University), Tatsuya Suzuki (Nagaoka University of Technology), Seong-Yun Kim (Tohoku University)
Progress of development on extractants of DGA and similar compounds
11:15–11:35AM CDT
Yuji Sasaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Evaluating the Performance of Commercial Silver Sorbents for Volatile Radioiodine Capture
11:35–11:55AM CDT
Katherine R. Johnson (ORNL), Brodie Barth (ORNL), Chasten Cobble (Young Members Group), David Glasgow (ORNL), Caroline Graham (ORNL), Gabrielle Onnenga (ORNL)
