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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.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Sylvia J. Saltzstein
Alternate Chair:
Dauren Sarsenbayev (MIT)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Reactor-to-Repository Framework for Evaluating from Advanced Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Accelerated by Fourier Neural Operator-based Emulators
8:00–8:20AM EST
Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
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A Multidisciplinary Data Synthesis for Environmentally Relevant Beta-Emitting Radionuclides in the Backend Fuel Cycle
8:20–8:40AM EST
Loralei Cook (Harvard University), Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Speciation-Based Separation of Corrosion Products Using Ion Exchange in a Deep Eutectic Solvent System
8:40–9:00AM EST
Stuart Aberdeen (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Richard. I. Foster (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Sungyeol Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Evaluation of Ion-Exchange Resin Performance Under High-Pressure i-SMR Conditions
9:00–9:20AM EST
Ukjin Yeo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Stuart Aberdeen (Nuclear Research Institute for Future Technology and Policy, Seoul National University), Richard I. Foster (Nuclear Research Institute for Future Technology and Policy, Seoul National University), Sungyeol Choi (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University)
Prospective Value of Isotopes in Spent Nuclear Fuel
9:20–9:40AM EST
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Daniel Moneghan (EPRI)
