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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|Cosponsored by PSA
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|301A
Session Chair:
Jooyoung Park
Alternate Chair:
Roger Lew
Session Organizer:
Curtis L. Smith
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Human Reliability Analysis Regarding Electric Power Grid Reliability and Resiliency
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Heather Medema (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Siobhan Heide (Sandia), Elizabeth Fleming (Sandia), Susan Stevens Adams (Sandia)
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Simulation-Based Recovery Action Analysis Using the EMRALD Dynamic Risk Assessment Tool
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Jooyoung Park (INL), Chad Pope (Idaho State), Yunyeong Heo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Ronald Boring (INL), Steven Prescott (INL)
Evaluation of Human Error Probability from Simulator Experiments Based on Operator Response Times
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Vipul Garg (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Gopika Vinod (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Vivek Kant (Indian Institute on Technology Bombay), Curtis Smith (INL)
Dynamicizing SPAR-H: Generalized Form for Auto-Calculating the Performance Shaping Factor for Experience and Training
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Ji Suk Kim (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Torrey J. Mortenson (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Jooyoung Park (INL), Taewon Yang (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
