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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|1:00–2:45PM EST|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Jennifer Jo Ressler
Alternate Chair:
Jean-Christophe C. Sublet
Session Organizer:
Yongqiang Wang
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A Systematic Study of Photonuclear Reactions for Isotope Production
1:00–1:20PM EST
Douglas P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), V. Romero (New Mexico Tech), D.S. S. Dale (Idaho State), T. Forest (Idaho State), E. Cardenas (INL), M. Reichenberger (INL)
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Photonuclear Cross Sections of Zirconium 89
1:20–1:40PM EST
Cody Gustafson (New Mexico Tech), D.P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), R. S. Bentley (New Mexico Tech), D. Hojnowski (New Mexico Tech), W. Hughes (New Mexico Tech), Jack Nation (New Mexico Tech), Jacob Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), Brandon Tso (New Mexico Tech), Mariana Baca (New Mexico Tech), A. Villa (New Mexico Tech), R. Zander (New Mexico Tech), C. Zeiger (New Mexico Tech), V. Romero (New Mexico Tech), Geno Santistevan (New Mexico Tech), Daniel S. Dale (Idaho State), Tony Forest (Idaho State), Kean Martinic (Idaho State), Robert Staub (Idaho State), Brian Rasmussen (Idaho State), Edna Cárdenas (INL), Michael A. Reichenberger (INL)
Photonuclear Cross Sections of natSn(γ,2n)
1:40–2:00PM EST
Daniel Hojnowski (New Mexico Tech), D.P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), M. Baca (New Mexico Tech), R. S. Bentley (New Mexico Tech), C. Gustafson (New Mexico Tech), W. Hughes (New Mexico Tech), Jack Nation (New Mexico Tech), Jacob Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), Brandon Tso (New Mexico Tech), Aidan Villa (New Mexico Tech), Ryan Zander (New Mexico Tech), Clarissa Zeiger (New Mexico Tech), Van Romero (New Mexico Tech), Geno Santistevan (New Mexico Tech), Daniel S. Dale (Idaho State), Tony Forest (Idaho State), Kean Martinic (Idaho State), Robert Staub (Idaho State), Brian Rasmussen (Idaho State), Edna Cárdenas (INL), Michael A. Reichenberger (INL)
Photoneutron Cross Sections of 96,98,99,104Ru and 100Mo from Bremsstrahlung Irradiations
2:00–2:20PM EST
Robert Bentley (New Mexico Tech), D.P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), M. Baca (New Mexico Tech), C. Gustafson (New Mexico Tech), D. Hojnowski (New Mexico Tech), W. Hughes (New Mexico Tech), Jack Nation (New Mexico Tech), Jacob Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), Brandon Tso (New Mexico Tech), Aidan Villa (New Mexico Tech), Ryan Zander (New Mexico Tech), Clarissa Zeiger (New Mexico Tech), Van Romero (New Mexico Tech), Geno Santistevan (New Mexico Tech), Daniel S. Dale (Idaho State), Roy Dunker (Idaho State), Tony Forest (Idaho State), Kean Martinic (Idaho State), Robert Staub (Idaho State), Brian Rasmussen (Idaho State), Edna Cárdenas (INL), Michael A. Reichenberger (INL)
Photonuclear Cross Sections of the Production of 77Br
2:20–2:30PM EST
Jack Nation (New Mexico Tech), D.P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), M. Baca (New Mexico Tech), R. S. Bentley (New Mexico Tech), C. Gustafson (New Mexico Tech), D. Hojnowski (New Mexico Tech), W. Hughes (New Mexico Tech), J. Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), B. Tso (New Mexico Tech), Ryan Zander (New Mexico Tech), Clarissa Zeiger (New Mexico Tech), Van Romero (New Mexico Tech), Aidan Villa (New Mexico Tech), Geno Santistevan (New Mexico Tech), Daniel S. Dale (Idaho State), Tony Forest (Idaho State), Kean Martinic (Idaho State), Robert Staub (Idaho State), Brian Rasmussen (Idaho State), Edna Cárdenas (INL), Michael A. Reichenberger (INL)
N-13 Production Via Bremsstrahlung Gamma Interaction
2:30–2:40PM EST
Brandon Tso (New Mexico Tech), D.P. Wells (New Mexico Tech), M. Baca (New Mexico Tech), R. S. Bentley (New Mexico Tech), C. Gustafson (New Mexico Tech), D. Hojnowski (New Mexico Tech), W. Hughes (New Mexico Tech), J. Nation (New Mexico Tech), Aidan Villa (New Mexico Tech), Ryan Zander (New Mexico Tech), Clarissa Zeiger (New Mexico Tech), Van Romero (New Mexico Tech), Geno Santistevan (New Mexico Tech), J. Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), Daniel S. Dale (Idaho State), Tony Forest (Idaho State), Kean Martinic (Idaho State), Robert Staub (Idaho State), Brian Rasmussen (Idaho State), Edna Cárdenas (INL), Michael A. Reichenberger (INL)
