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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
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301E
Session Chair:
Vaibhav Yadav
Alternate Chair:
Sungjin Lee
Session Organizer:
Daniel G. Cole
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Technical Challenges and Gaps in Integration of Advanced Sensors, Instrumentation, and Communication Technologies with Digital Twins for Nuclear Application
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (ORNL), Christopher Ulmer (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jesse Carlson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Doug Eskins (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Raj Iyengar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Digital Twin Development as a Holistic Representation for Advanced Reactor Systems Using Graph Neural Network
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Yang Liu (ANL), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Travis Mui (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Digital Twins for Nuclear Safeguards and Security Applications
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Ashley Shields (INL), Mark Schanfein (INL), Gustavo Reyes (INL), Paul Zahnle (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia)
Modeling of Vertical Motor-Driven Pump for Simulation of a Fault Signature for Condition Monitoring
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Vivek Agarwal (INL), Han Bao (INL), Harry Palas (Public Service Enterprise Group, Nuclear)
