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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
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Ferry Roelofs
Alternate Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse)
Session Organizer:
Rui Hu (ANL)
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CFD - STH Code Coupling for the Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of NACIE-UP Experimental Facility
3:30–3:50PM EDT
P. Cioli Puviani (Politecnico di Torino), R. Zanino (Politecnico di Torino), T. Del Moro (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), B. Gonfiotti (ENEA), I. Di Piazza (ENEA), D. Martelli (ENEA), M. Tarantino (ENEA)
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Transient Behavior of Multi-Dimensional Core Cooling by D-DHX in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
3:50–4:10PM EDT
T. Ezure (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Akimoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), T. Onojima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Kurihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Tanaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Development of a new Thermal-Hydraulic Module for FRENETIC, a Code for the Multiphysics Analysis of Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactors
4:10–4:30PM EDT
A. Lombardo (Politecnico di Torino), G.F. Nallo (Politecnico di Torino), N. Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino)
Multi-Physic Coupled Simulation of the Loss of Flow WithOut Scram Transient of the Fast Flux Test Facility
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Simon Li (CEA), Héloïse Velardo (CEA), Georis Billo (CEA), Pierre Sciora (CEA), Matteo Monegaglia (CEA)
