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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
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|International Ballroom West
Session Chair:
Duy-Thien Nguyen
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Lagrangian-Eulerian Simulations of Fission Particle Transport in a Full-Scale Ventilation Duct in Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities
10:15–10:35AM EST
Duy-Thien Nguyen (US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), William McCarter (US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL), Scott Nelson (US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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In Situ High-Resolution Gamma Ray Spectroscopy for Assessment of Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Off-Gas Ventilation
10:35–10:55AM EST
JungHyun Bae (ORNL), David Glasgow (ORNL), William McCarter (ORNL), Duy-Thien Nguyen (US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
LSTM Autoencoder-based Multivariate Prediction for SMR Parameter Trends
10:55–11:15AM EST
Donghee Jung (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Junyong Bae (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Theoretical Foundations of Localized Perturbation Sensitivity in Real-Time Surrogates for Digital Twins
11:15–11:35AM 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)
