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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
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Philip L. Cole (Lamar Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Franco Lucarelli
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Hybrid electron accelerator application for the purification of marine exhaust gases
10:05–10:25AM EST
Toms Torims (Riga Technical University), Andrzej G. Chmielewski (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology), G. Mattausch (Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology), A. Pawelec (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology), G. Pikurs (Riga Technical University), M. Vretenar (The European Organization for Nuclear Research), K. Kravalis (Riga Technical University)
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Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — short video from in-situ trials
Design of Compact, High Power Electron Linacs for Environmental Remediation
10:25–10:45AM EST
R. Rimmer (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), C. Ciovati (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), B. Coriton (General Atomics), F. Hannon (PhaseSpaceTech), H. Vennekate (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility), S. Wang (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Drones, Cores, and Photon Activation Analysis
10:45–11:05AM EST
David Halnon (Lamar University), P.L. L. Cole (Lamar University), J.L. Jordan (Lamar University), Gary Strahan (Infrared Cameras Incorporated), Gary Forister (Infrared Cameras Incorporated)
Application of Electron Beam Irradiation for the Removal of Metformin Antidiabetic
11:05–11:25AM EST
Flavio K. Tominaga (IPEN-CNEN/SP), Thalita Tieko Silva (IPEN-CNEN/SP), Nathalia F. Boiaini (IPEN-CNEN/SP), Sueli I. Borrely (IPEN-CNEN/SP)
Possible Use of Electron Beam Irradiation for Reducing Cianotoxins in Raw Water
11:25–11:45AM EST
Thalita Tieko Silva (IPEN-CNEN/SP), Fernanda Rios Jacinavicius (Univ. de São Paulo), Flavio Kiyoshi Tominaga (IPEN-CNEN/SP), Sueli Ivone Borrely (IPEN-CNEN/SP)
