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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.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Alternate Chair:
Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
Session Organizer:
Jens T. Birkholzer
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International Collaboration in the U.S. Disposal Research Program: Advances Made in Testing and Predicting Coupled Processes in Engineered and Natural Barriers
8:00–8:20AM EST
Jens Birkholzer (Berkeley Lab), Liange Zheng (Berkeley Lab)
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International Workshop Series on Actinide and Brine Chemistry in a Salt Repository (ABC-Salt)
8:20–8:40AM EST
Marcus Altmaier (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Jonathan P. Icehower (LANL), Chammi S. Miller (Sandia)
Presented by Tim Platte (Sandia)
Three-Dimensional Coupled Thermo-Hydraulic Modeling and Parameter Identification for the HotBENT Experiment
8:40–9:00AM EST
Haruki Ishii (Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation), Yasuhiro Tawara (Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation), Shin Sato (Obayashi Corporation), Florian Kober (Nagra)
In Situ Experiments on the Thermo-Hydromechanical Behavior of COx Claystone at the MHM Underground Research Laboratory
9:00–9:20AM EST
Carlos Plúa (Andra), Minh-Ngoc Vu (Andra), Frédéric Bumbieler (Andra), Gilles Armand (Andra)
Hydraulic Modeling of Saltwater Infiltration in Unsaturated Buffer Material
9:20–9:40AM EST
Yusaku Takubo (NUMO), Yutaka Sugita (JAEA), Minori Ogoshi (JAEA), Yusuke Takayama (Kobe Univ.)
