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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Haomin Yuan
Alternate Chair:
Jun Kim
Session Organizer:
Piyush Sabharwall
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Modeling of a Generic 200 MW Pebble Bed Reactor with SAM
1:00–1:20PM MST
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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MARS-KS Analysis of SMART100 for Thermal Energy Storage Integration
1:20–1:40PM MST
Jung Jin Bang (FNC Technology), Seong-Su Jeon (FNC Technology), Young Seok Bang (FNC technology), Keon Yeup Kim (FNC technology), Young Suk Bang (FNC technology)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) High Temperature Test Facility (HTTF) Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmark: Proposed Exercises
1:40–2:00PM MST
A. Epiney (INL), G. Strydom (INL), R. Kile (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), M. Tano Retamales (INL), S. Yoon (INL), C. Mueller (INL), I. Gutowska (Oregon State), T. Hua (ANL), J. Fang (ANL), H. Yuan (ANL), L. Zou (ANL), K. Podila (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), X. Huang (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Q. Chen (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), T. Jafri (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), G. Waddington (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), P. Pfeiffer (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), C. Li (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
MELCOR Simulations of a FLiBe Natural Circulation Loop
2:00–2:20PM MST
N. Garstka (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), W. Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), J. Wang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), M. Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
