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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|3:15–5:00PM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Luiz C. Leal
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu
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System Dynamics Analysis Tool (SDAT) - Unified System Dynamics in Advanced Reactor Systems
3:15–3:35PM EST
Thabit M. Abuqudaira (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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Study on Neutron Diffusion Calculation based on Particle Method for Multiphysics Simulation of Fuel Debris Retrieval
3:35–3:55PM EST
Shogo Kumita (Nagoya University), Endo Tomohiro (Nagoya Univ.), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya University)
Reactor Physics Analysis of High Burnup Thorium-HALEU Fuel for CANDU 600
3:55–4:15PM EST
Anna Kudriavtseva (Clean Core Thorium Energy), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Paul Chan (Clean Core Thorium Energy), Mehul R. Shah (Clean Core Thorium Energy), Milan Shah (Clean Core Thorium Energy)
MC2 -3 DPA Evaluation: Verification and PyARC Integration
4:15–4:35PM EST
Hansol Park (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Kalin Kiesling (ANL), Taek Kyum Kim (ANL), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
FIM4NTRA: A Code for Neutronics Analyses Based on The Fission Matrix Method
4:35–4:55PM EST
Christian Vita (Politecnico di Torino), Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), William Walters (Westinghouse Electric Company), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Company)
