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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|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 10, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Alternate Chair:
Xingang Zhao
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Foundation Models for Dynamic Nuclear Systems: Energy-Efficient Surrogates via Deep Operator Learning
1:00–1:20PM EST
Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Souvik Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. Texas, El Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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A RAG-Model Enhanced Human-AI Collaboration for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Research
1:20–1:40PM EST
Karen DSouza (INL), Phyllis King (INL), Colby Jenson (INL), Daniel M. Wachs (INL), Tiankai Yao (INL)
Machine Learning for Time-Series Forecasting with Quantile Regression and Anomaly Detection
1:40–2:00PM EST
Lauren S. Bailey (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Reagan Barr (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James Carnal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Aaron Clark (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Braden Copley (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jake Petersen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Developing a Natural Language Assistant for Operations and Maintenance in Nuclear Systems
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jason P. Clifford (ANL), Derek W. Kultgen (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Comparing Large Language Models against Humans in a Practical Search Application
2:20–2:40PM EST
Alexander McLeod (Zachry Nuclear Engineering)
