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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
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
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The STEAM Facility: Design and Analysis
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Vannoni (Sapienza Univ. Rome), C. Ciurluini (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Eboli (ENEA), R. Marinari (ENEA), A. Tincani (ENEA), A. Del Nevo (ENEA)
Paper
Heat Transfer Characteristic of Natural and Forced Circulations in a Vertical Annulus in a Low Flow Condition
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Youngchang Ko (Pusan National Univ.), Sanggyun Nam (Pusan National Univ.), Byongjo Yun (Pusan National Univ.)
Data-Driven Modeling of the Flow Field Between Two PWR Surrogate Bundles Under Seismic Conditions Using Bagging-Optimized Dynamic Mode Decomposition (BOP-DMD)
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Haidy Ibrahim (Politecnico di Milano), Carolina Introini (Politecnico di Milano), Antonio Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), Roberto Capanna (George Washington Univ.), Philippe Bardet (George Washington Univ.), Guillaume Ricciardi (CEA)
Thermal and Hydraulic Performance Tests on the Factory Premises on a 18 MW Tubular Heat Exchanger to be Installed in a French Nuclear Power Plant
4:30–4:50PM EDT
N. Lancial (EDF), J. Halleguen (EDVANCE), G. Wellenreiter (APAVE)
Aerosol Generation by Continuous Fiber Laser Irradiation of Various Surfaces and Spray Scavenging
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Avadhesh Kumar Sharma (Univ. Tokyo), Ruicong Xu (Univ. Tokyo), Zeeshan Ahmed (Univ. Tokyo), Erdal Ozdemir (Univ. Tokyo), Shuichiro Miwa (Univ. Tokyo)
