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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.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Thursday, August 24, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
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Thermal Hydraulic Experiments and Code Validation for LWR SMRs Within the European McSAFER Project: Overview of Activities and Current Status
10:45–11:05AM EDT
H. Suikkanen (LUT Univ.), J. Telkkä (LUT Univ.), V. Kouhia (LUT Univ.), S. Gabriel (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), G. Albrecht (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), W. Heiler (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), F. Heineken (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), V. H. Sanchez-Espinoza (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), H. Li (Royal Institute of Technology), D. Grishchenko (Royal Institute of Technology), M. Bencik (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), L. Vyskocil (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), V. Dolecek (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), C. Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), K. Fernandez-Cosials (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), L. Rueda Villegas (Tractebel ENGIE), C. R. Schneidesch (Tractebel ENGIE)
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Measurement of Aerosol Mass Transfer and Hydrodynamics in a Bubble Column Using Wire-Mesh Sensors
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Alvaro Ramos Perez (Paul Scherrer Institute), Terttaliisa Lind (Paul Scherrer Institute), Annalisa Manera (Paul Scherrer Institute), Victor Petrov (Paul Scherrer Institute), Horst-Michael Prasser (ETH Zürich)
RIVA: A New Experimental Facility for Fast Blowdown and Pressurization of Small Containment
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Lucia Sargentini (CEA), Constantin Ledier (CEA), Arnaud Chazottes (CEA)
High-Fidelity Experiments of Turbulent Buoyant Jets from Simultaneous Particle Image Velocimetry and Laser Induced Fluorescence
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Valentina Valori (ETH Zurich), Sunming Qin (INL), Victor Petrov (ETH Zürich), Annalisa Manera (ETH Zürich)
