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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.
Global 2026
Senior Vice Present of Back-end Nuclear Technology Laboratory
KAERI
Dr. Min Hoon Baik is a Senior Vice President at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) with over 35 years experience in the R&D for the back-end nuclear fuel cycle technology. As a Senior Vice President of KAERI, he is managing all R&D activities of the Back-end Nuclear Technology Laboratory in KAERI including deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste, storage and transport of spent nuclear fuels, pyro-processing and recycling of spent nuclear fuels, decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear facilities, radiochemistry, and operation of reasech facilities for investigating irradiated nuclear fuels.
Dr. Baik holds a Ph.D degree of Nuclear Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). After graduation from KAIST in 1994, he has worked as a senor and principal researcher in the KAERI, mainly working in the radioactive waste disposal area such as geochemical behaviors of radionuclides, colloids, and microbes in the subsurface disposal environment. He published over 120 research papers. He also served as a Head of Radioactive Waste Disposal Division of KAERI. From this year, Dr. Baik also serves as the President of Korean Radioactive Waste Society which has over 4,000 members.
