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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Alternate Chair:
Rui Hu (ANL)
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NekRS CFD Simulations of Interassembly Flow in Sodium Fast Reactors
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A.J. Novak (ANL), C. Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), D. Shaver (ANL), E. Merzari (Penn State)
Paper
Flow Decomposition and Reconstruction Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for a Porous Blocked Subchannel in a 61-Pin Wire-Wrapped Fuel Assembly
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Craig Menezes (TAMU), Matthew Kinsky (TAMU), Trevor Melsheimer (TAMU), Dalton Pyle (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
RANS Simulations of Jet Flow and Thermal Stratification Phenomena in the TALL-3D Facility Subjected to Different Flow Regimes
4:10–4:30PM EDT
M.M.M.D. Hussain (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), H.J. Uitslag-Doolaard (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), F. Roelofs (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), X. Huang (Univ. Sheffield), S. He (Univ. Sheffield)
Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Mixing in Wire-Wrapped Fuel Assembly of Liquid Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Fast Reactor
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Sipeng Wang (Nanjing Univ. Aeronautics and Astronautics), Qindong Zhang (Nanjing Univ. Aeronautics and Astronautics), Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Pre-recorded presentation of Sipeng Wang
