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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.
November 11–15, 2012
Future Nuclear Technologies: Resilience and Flexibility
San Diego, CA|Town & Country Hotel & Resort
The Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, located at 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, California, 92108, will be the location for the 2012 Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, where all meeting activities and technical sessions will take place. The special room rate for the meeting is: $149.00/night (single rate); and $169.00/night (double rate). [$20.00 for each additional guest in the room.] The government rate is: $133.00/night (single rate); and $153.00/night (double rate). The parking fees are $10.00 per day for hotel guests and prevailing fees for non guests. Reservations can be made on their website at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/72b3dd07 To register by phone for a guest room: 800-772-8527. Attendees must identify themselves as part of the American Nuclear Society to receive the group rate.
Honorary Chair:
Salomon Levy (Owner, Levy & Associates)
General Chair:
Per Peterson (University of California, Berkeley)
Program Chair:
Xiaodong Sun (The Ohio State University)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Sacit M. Cetiner (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Sedat Goluoglu (University of Florida)
Embedded Topical
Bal-Raj Sehgal (Professor, Royal Institute of Technology)
General Co-Chairs:
Yassin A. Hassan (Professor, Texas A&M University)
Hisashi Ninokata (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Francesco D'Auria (Professor, University of Pisa)
Program Chairs:
Kurshad Muftuoglu (Principal Engineer/Technologist, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
S. H. Chang (Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Henryk Anglart (Associate Professor, Royal Institute of Technology)
General Chairs:
Michael Corradini (Chair, Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin)
Dale Klein (Professor, University of Texas at Austin)
Jacopo Buongiorno (Professor, MIT)
Akira Tokuhiro (Professor, University of Idaho)
