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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.
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators
Technical Session
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|2:35–4:00PM EST |Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Lin Shao (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Philip L. Cole
Session Organizer:
Mohamed Y. Gohar
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Early Adoption and Outlook for High-Gradient THz Accelerators
2:40–3:00PM EST
Emilio Nanni (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University), V. Dolgashev (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), M. Hoffmann (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), S. Jawla (MIT), S. Lewis (Fermi Nat'l Accelerator Laboratory), M. Kozina (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), R.K. Li (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), M. Othman (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), S. Schaub (Air Force Research Laboratory), E. Snively (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), J. Picard (MIT), B. Spataro (INFN-LNF), R. Temkin (MIT), S. Tantawi (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), X. Wang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), M. Franzi (Air Force Research Laboratory)
Paper
The Concept and Applications of a Dual Energy Storage Ring
3:00–3:20PM EST
B. Dhital (Old Dominion Univ.), A. Hutton (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), G.A. Krafft (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), F. Lin (ORNL), V.S. Morozov (ORNL), Y. Zhang (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Bright Beam Ampere-Class (N)UNCD Field Emission Cathode for RF Guns
3:20–3:40PM EST
Mitchell E. Schneider (Michigan State University), Emily Jevarjian (Michigan State University), Jiahang Shao (ANL), Tanvi Nikhar (Michigan State University), Taha Posos (Michigan State University), Wanming Liu (ANL), John Power (ANL), Sergey V. Baryshev (Michigan State University), Benjamin Sims (Michigan State University)
Benchmarking of the NCrystal SANS Plugin for Nanodiamonds
3:40–4:00PM EST
N. Rizzi (Technical Univ. Denmark), J.I. Marquez Damián (European Spallation Source), T. Kittelmann (European Spallation Source), B. Lauritzen (Technical Univ. Denmark), E. Klinkby (Technical Univ. Denmark), V. Santoro (European Spallation Source)
