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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.
Plenary Session
Monday, August 21, 2023|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT|Columbia 5-8
Session Chair:
Bao-Wen Yang (Delta Energy Group, DEQD/DEGNY)
NURETH-20 marks a key milestone of over 40 years of reactor thermal-hydraulics. As the flagship conference of ANS THD, NURETH has grown and expanded in the last 40 years and continues to impact the global thermal-hydraulic community. In this short panel, we celebrate the pioneers of NURETH (Todreas, Lahey and Podowski).
As a part of the 40th year anniversary celebration, this special panel is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating 40 years of success throughout the series of 20 NURETH conferences together with the founders, co-founders, and long term contributors of NURETH. As the invited panelists, the founders and co-founders of NURETH, Prof. Richard Lahey, Prof. Neil Todreas, and Prof. Michael Podowski will recollect and share their thoughts and experience in creating ANS THD and the NURETH series through their most enlightening speeches.
The trend of technical evolution in reactor thermal-hydraulics will be reviewed and summarized hand-in-hand with the history of the NURETH series (to be further explored).
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Attachment — Thermal-Hydraulics RTL's NURETH Talk
Attachment — Richard Lahey NURETH20
Attachment — Michael Podowski NURETH20.
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Bao-Wen Yang slides
