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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 RPD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Alternate Chair:
Zeyun Wu
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Effects of Self-shielding and Scattering Matrix Treatments in Detailed Burnup Calculation
8:00–8:20AM EST
Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya University), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya University), Tomoaki Watanabe (JAEA)
Paper
An Efficient Coupling of iDTMC-accelerated Monte Carlo iMC and a Sub-channel START Codes
8:20–8:40AM EST
Jaehyeong Jang (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)), Inyup Kim (KAIST - 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Neural Thermal Scattering (NeTS) Cross Sections for Continuous-Temperature Monte Carlo Multiphysics
8:40–9:00AM EST
Jonathan P. Crozier (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
ASI Control Method for Time-Dependent Target ASI in Flexible Operation
9:00–9:20AM EST
Geonhee Park (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Sungju Kwon (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
