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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
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
David Richmond (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Peter Henry (Orano)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Fuel Assembly Inspection After Extended Dry Storage
1:00–1:20PM MST
Robert Hall (EPRI), John Massari (Constellation Nuclear)
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316L Stainless Steel Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing and Characterization for Potential SNF Canister Production
1:20–1:40PM MST
Wei Tang (ORNL), Dominic Giuliano (ORNL), Oscar Martinez (ORNL), Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL), Andrzej Nycz (ORNL), Maxim Gussev (ORNL), Luke Meyer (ORNL), Derek Vaughan (ORNL)
Cold Spray Deposition and Surface Peening Technologies to Mitigate Stress Corrosion Cracking in Used Nuclear Fuel Storage Stainless Steel Canisters
1:40–2:00PM MST
Hwasung Yeom (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Pocquette (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), John Lacy (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Jonathan Tatman (EPRI), Kenneth Ross (PNNL), Frank Pfefferkorn (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Development of a Drying Rig for AGR Fuel
2:00–2:20PM MST
James B. Goode (National Nuclear Laboratory), Marissa D. Morales Moctezuma (National Nuclear Laboratory), David I. Hambley (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Accelerated Relevant Atmospheric Corrosion Testing of Austenitic Stainless Steel for Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Environments
2:20–2:40PM MST
R.F. Schaller (Sandia), A. Knight (Sandia), R.M. Katona (Sandia), J. Taylor (Sandia), T. Montoya (Univ. Virginia), E. Karasz (Sandia), C.R. Bryan (Sandia)
