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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.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301E
Session Chair:
Paul J. Hunton
Alternate Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Session Organizer:
Jeffrey C. Joe
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Hunton - Safety Related I&C Pilot Upgrade Design Lessons Learned
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Kovesdi - Safety Related I&C Upgrade HFE Lessons Learned
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Mohon - Safety-Related I&C Upgrade 3D Modeling
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Rejas - Kozloduy NPP unit 5-6 I&C and Control Room Modernization
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Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Upgrade Pilot Project Conceptual and Design Phase Lessons Learned
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Paul J. Hunton (INL), Robert T. England (INL), Gerald Segner (Constellation Energy), Mark Samselski (Constellation Energy), George Bonnani (Constellation Energy), Scott Schumacher (Constellation Energy), Paul Krueger (Constellation Energy)
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Safety Related IC Upgrade Pilot Lessons Learned - Slide Presentation
Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Upgrade Pilot Project: NUREG-0711 Process Development, Planning and Analysis Activities, and Lessons Learned
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Casey Kovesdi (INL), Paul Hunton (INL), Jeffrey Joe (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL)
3D Modeling of Safety-Related Upgrade Pilot Project
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Jeremy Mohon (INL), Casey Kovesdi (INL), Paul Hunton (INL), Jeffrey Joe (INL)
I&C and Control Room Modernization for Kozloduy NPP Unit 5&6
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Luis Rejas (Tecnatom), Maria Lopez (Tecnatom), Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom)
