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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.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Sharlissa Moore (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Sara Hogan (US DOE)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Engaging Communities and Other Stakeholders to Develop and Implement a Socially Acceptable Consent-Based Siting Process
1:00–1:20PM MST
Mahrez Ben Belfadhel (Consultant), Evaristo J. (Tito) Bonano (NAC Int'l.), Emily Stein (Sandia)
Paper
Communities who Currently Host Nuclear Waste -- Learning from Their Experiences
1:20–1:40PM MST
James A. Hamilton (Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative), Elisabeth Graffy (PNNL), Emily Stein (Sandia)
Status of the Site Investigation and Site Selection Process for a Deep Geological Repository in Switzerland
1:40–2:00PM MST
Herwig R. Muller (Nagra), Ingo Blechschmidt (Nagra), Stratis Vomvoris (Nagra), Tim Vietor (Nagra), Maurus Alig (Nagra)
Scenario Development in Safety Assessment
2:00–2:20PM MST
Kristopher L. Kuhlman (Sandia), Jeroen Bartol (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval), Alexander Carter (Nuclear Waste Services), Andree Lommerzheim (BGE Technology), Jens Wolf (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
Arius Association: Twenty Years Promoting Multinational Waste Disposal
2:20–2:40PM MST
Charles McCombie (Arius Assoc.), Neil Chapman (Arius Assoc.), Christina Boutellier (Arius Assoc.)
