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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 THD
Monday, November 10, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Thien Nguyen
Alternate Chair:
Kate Borowiec
Session Organizers:
Caleb Brooks
Guanyi Wang
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Experiment on Additional Factors Influencing OSV in Subcooled Flow Boiling
3:15–3:35PM EST
Tomio Okawa (The University of Electro-Communications), Yudai Tsutsui (The University of Electro-Communications), Yue Wang (The University of Electro-Communications)
Paper
Design of a Microfluidics Facility for Studying Bubble Coalescence
3:35–3:55PM EST
Khondokar Nushaer Abrar (Virginia Tech), Yang Liu (Virginia Tech)
Experimental and Simulation Study of a Capacitance Void Fraction Sensor in a Rectangular Channel
3:55–4:15PM EST
Peterson Nguyen (Michigan Technological University), Kazuya Tajiri (Michigan Technological University)
Enhancement of Critical Heat Flux Using SiO₂-Based Coatings with Corrosion Resistance
4:15–4:35PM EST
Nairamdakh Bold (The University of Tokyo), Shuichiro Miwa (The University of Tokyo), Koji Okamoto (The University of Tokyo)
Local Measurements in High-Void Fraction Flows
4:35–4:55PM EST
Charie A. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Akshay K. Khandelwal (Purdue Univ.), Yang Zhao (Purdue Univ.), Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ.)
