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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
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Manit D. Shah
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath
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Identifying Challenges in Safeguards for Metallic Fuel Fabrication Facilities
10:15–10:35AM EST
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ammon Williams (INL)
Paper
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safeguards Stress Score Methodology
10:35–10:55AM EST
Rachel Pulliam (PNNL), Robert Brigantic (PNNL), Sunil Chirayath (ORNL), Larry Morgan (PNNL)
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An MSR-Based Demonstration for a Facility-Level Safeguards Modeling Approach
10:55–11:15AM EST
Thomas DeGuire (TAMU), Karen K. Hogue (ORNL), Jean Ragusa (TAMU)
Effects of Sensor Reduction and Placement on Machine Learning Model Predictions for Selected Diversion Scenarios in a Realistic Heat-Pipe Microreactor
11:15–11:35AM EST
Quinton J. Williams (Oregon State), Ryan H. Stewart (INL), Camille J. Palmer (Oregon State)
Configuring Material Balance Areas for Effective MC&A in Liquid-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors
11:35–11:55AM EST
S. S. Chirayath (ORNL), M. M. Arno (ORNL), K. K. Hogue (ORNL)
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