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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|Special Topics
Thursday, August 24, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Takanori Kajihara (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Kurshad Muftuoglu (EPRI)
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Economic Evaluation of Electricity Supply and Storage in Energy Poor Region Using Microreactor and Two-Step Water Splitting Method
9:00–9:20AM EDT
SeockYong Lee (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Su Won Lee (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), UngJin Na (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), HangJin Jo (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
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Integrated Energy System Model in OpenModelica for Producing Energy, Powering a Desalination Plant and for District Heating
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Md Akhlak Bin Aziz (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), CT Callaway (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Data Projection of the High Temperature Electrolysis System in the Dynamic Energy Transport and Integration Laboratory Using Dynamic System Scaling
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Ramon Yoshiura (INL), Jiangkai Peng (INL), Aaron Epiney (INL)
Presented by Zachary Ketrow (Oregon State)
Partial Arc Admission in an SMR Steam Turbine to Improve Load Following: Model Benchmark, Thermal-Hydraulic Mechanism Analysis and Application Case in a Full Rankine Cycle
10:00–10:20AM EDT
G. Vescovi (CEA), N. Alpy (CEA), D. Haubensack (CEA), C. Azzaro-Pantel (Univ. Toulouse), P. Stouffs (Univ. Pau et des Pays de l'Adour), A. Charvet (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon)
