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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.
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Session Chair: Arkady Serikov
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair: David Rasmussen
Session Chair: Xin Xiao
Session Chair: Juan Caneses
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair: Dennis Youchison
Session Chair: Peter Titus
Session Chair: Greg Wallace
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: Anita Poore
Session Chair: Robert Duckworth
Session Chair: Yutai Katoh
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Daniel Andruczyk
Session Chair: Joseph Petrella
Session Chair: David Senor
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine
Session Chair: Lauren Garrison
Session Chair: Ales Necas
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: Tim Bohm
Session Chair: Yuhu Zhai
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Sergey Smolentsev
Session Chair: R. Patrick White
Panel|Session Chair: Ales Necas
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair: Nicholas Santoro
Session Chair: Peter Dugan
Session Chair: Zeke Unterberg
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: Trey Gebhardt
Session Chair: Oleg Zikanov
Session Chair: Phil Ferguson
Thursday, November 19, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: Andrew Seltzman
