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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.
2025 International Conference on Accelerator Applications (AccApp'25)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|International Ballroom East
Session Chair:
Lin Shao
Alternate Chair:
Yongqiang Wang
Session Organizer:
Khalid Hattar
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Luminescence Behavior and Damage Kinetics of SrTiO3 and KTaO3 at High Electronic Excitation Rates and Cryogenic Temperatures
10:15–10:40AM EST
Miguel L. Crespillo (Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996), Joseph T. Graham (Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri, USA), Fernando Agulló-López (Centro de Micro-Análisis de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain), William J. Weber (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA), Khalid Hattar (Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996)
Presented by Harsh Singh (UTK)
Paper
Radiation Safety Assessment for Simultaneous Irradiation and Corrosion in Molten Salts
10:40–11:00AM EST
Colton Cagle (TAMU), Kenneth Cooper (TAMU), Lin Shao (TAMU)
Design and Deployment of a new In Situ Ion Irradiation Mechanical Testing Facility
11:00–11:20AM EST
Charles Hirst (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Smeet Patel (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Wyatt Peterson (Univ. Michigan), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan)
Non-Destructive Analysis of Terracotta Figurines from Tall Damiyeh Using Synchrotron based X-ray Techniques
11:20–11:40AM EST
Sahar al Khasawneh (Department of Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Messaoud Harfouche (SESAME - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Allan, Jordan), Gianluca Iori (Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zürich and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland)
