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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.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Brian Raines
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Chris E. Robinson
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Impact of Burnup Calculation Uncertainty on Material Accounting for Molten Salt Reactors
3:15–3:35PM EST
Thomas Drury (TerraPower), Eva Uribe (TerraPower)
Paper
Molten Salt Reactor Process Monitoring using Laser and Optical Spectroscopy Techniques
3:35–3:55PM EST
Ammon Williams (INL), Garrett LeCroy (INL), Jess Meiers (INL), Rachelle Austin (INL), Ruchi Gakhar (INL)
Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) and Machine Learning Methods for Nuclear Material Accountancy
3:55–4:15PM EST
Bindiya Chana (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Jude Alexander (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Bryan van der Ende (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
Spectroscopic Identification and Quantification of Species in Molten Salts
4:15–4:35PM EST
Rachelle Austin (INL), Garrett LeCroy (INL), Jess Meiers (INL), Alejandro Ramos Ballesteros (INL), Ruchi Gakhar (INL), Robert Hoover (INL), Ammon Williams (INL)
Field Testing of Safeguards Technologies in the Hot Fuel Examination Facility
4:35–4:55PM EST
Christopher Gundersen (INL), Victoria Davis (INL), Ammon Williams (INL)
