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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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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.
Technical Session|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Stephen M. Bajorek
Alternate Chair:
Jose N. Reyes
Session Organizer:
Philippe M. Bardet
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Scaled Validation Test for High Prandtl Number Fluid Mixed Convection Between Parallel Plates with Symmetric and Asymmetric Boundary Conditions
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Floren Rubio (Kairos Power), Johnathan Gilbreth (Kairos Power), Seth Cadell (Kairos Power), Alexander Heald (Kairos Power), Haihua Zhao (Kairos Power), Brandon P. Haugh (Kairos Power)
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Scaling Effects in Intermediate Break LOCA Scenarios
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Kevin Martin (UPC), Jordi Freixa (UPC), Victor Martinez-Quiroga (UPC)
Digitilization, Management and Synthesis of Thermal Hydraulic Legacy Data Using Dynamical System Scaling
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Stephen A. Heagy (FPoliSolutions), Cesare Frepoli (FPoliSolutions), José N. Reyes (NuScale Power)
The use of System Codes for Scaling Analysis and the use of Scaling Tools for the Analysis of Code Predictions
2:30–2:50PM EDT
D. Bestion (Consultant), A. Ciechocki (CEA), S. Carnevali (CEA)
Comparison of Dynamical System Scaling and Hierarchical Two-Tiered Scaling Applications with Definite Solution Analogy Theory to the Passive Residual Heat Removal System of Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Advanced Reactor
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Xinyu Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Dalin Zhang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xingguang Zhou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xindi Lv (Xi'an Jiaotong University,), Dianqiang Jiang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Zhiyuan Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Sijun Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wenxi Tian (Xi'an Jiao Tong University), Suizheng Qiu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), G.H. Su (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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