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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Organizer:
Yunfei Zhao
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PRA Methodology for Multi-Module SMRs Using Integrated Single-Top Fault Tree Modelling
1:00–1:20PM EST
Dohun Kwon (Kyung Hee Univ.), Ho Seok (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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Aspects of the Xe-100 Safety Analysis Methodology
1:20–1:40PM EST
Brian T. Hallee (MPR Associates, Inc.), Drew Nigh (X-energy, LLC.), Paolo Balestra (X-energy, LLC.)
Modeling Capability for High Temperature Reactors at the University of Tennessee to Provide Neutronic and Thermal-hydraulic Conditions for TRISO Fuel Performance
1:40–2:00PM EST
Edan K. Estes-Lumpkin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Assessment of the Effects of Dynamic Thermal-Hydraulic Environments in Modeling Fission Product Transport and Deposition in BWR SMRs Using MELCOR
2:00–2:20PM EST
Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical LLC), Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Woo H. Jun (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
