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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Eva E. Davidson (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Xe-100 200 MWth MCNP Reactor Core and RCCS Modeling and Analysis
8:00–8:20AM MST
Jinan Yang (X-energy), Patrick Robinson (X-energy), Gokhan Yesilyurt (X-energy), Sonat Sen (X-energy), Shawn MacIntosh (X-energy), Herman van Antwerpen (X-energy)
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Uncertainty Quantification of Pebble's Discharge Burnup and Isotopic Inventory Using SCALE
8:20–8:40AM MST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL)
Innovative Burnable Poison Pins for Longer Cycle Length Small PWR Core
8:40–9:00AM MST
Aiman Dandi (Kyung Hee Univ.), Myung Hyun Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.)
Determination of an Initial Critical Fuel Height for a Pebble-Bed Reactor
9:00–9:20AM MST
Ryan Stewart (INL), David A. Reger (Penn State), Paolo Balestra (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
Concept of Lead-Cooled Rotational Fuel-Shuffling Breed-and-Burn Fast Reactor
9:20–9:40AM MST
Odmaa Sambuu (Nat'l Univ. Mongolia), Van Khanh Hoang (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute), Jun Nishiyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Toru Obara (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
