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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.
2025 International Conference on Accelerator Applications (AccApp'25)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Christiaan E. Vermeulen
Alternate Chair:
Jean-Christophe C. Sublet
Session Organizer:
Yongqiang Wang
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Coincidence-Gated Gamma Spectroscopy to Measure 71Ga(γ, α)67Cu Production
3:15–3:35PM EST
Jacob Sandusky (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), 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), Robert S. Bentley (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)
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Monte Carlo-Based depletion study of UO₂ Fuel in a Full-Length PWR Fuel Pin Using OpenMC
3:35–3:55PM EST
Mary Hosseini (Technical University of Munich (TUM)), Rafael Macián-Juan (Technical University of Munich (TUM))
Methods and Constraints for Fusion Power Generation in Interstellar Orbit
3:55–4:15PM EST
Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.), Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies)
Photonuclear Cross Sections and Production Yields for 161Tb
4:15–4:35PM EST
Aidan Villa (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), J. Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), B. Tso (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)
Generation of 44Sc using Kinematic Recoil and the (γ,n) Reaction
4:35–4:45PM EST
Ryan Zander (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), J. Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), B. Tso (New Mexico Tech), A. Villa (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 Section of the 81Br(gamma, alpha)77As Reaction
4:45–4:55PM EST
Clarissa Zeiger (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), J. Sandusky (New Mexico Tech), B. Tso (New Mexico Tech), A. Villa (New Mexico Tech), R. Zander (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)