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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
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Tejaswini Vaidya (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Brendan Nation (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Experimental Investigation of Aerosol Release from Spent Nuclear Fuel Fractures
1:00–1:20PM MST
Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL), Rose A. Montgomery (ORNL), Tamara J. Keever (ORNL)
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The Hanford Lead Canister Collaboration
1:20–1:40PM MST
Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Gary Cannell (Fluor Corp.), Jonathan Tatman (EPRI)
Accelerated Corrosion Testing of Cold Spray Coatings on 304L in Chloride Environments
1:40–2:00PM MST
Erin Karasz (Sandia ), Timothy D. Montoya (Sandia), Jason M. Taylor (Sandia), Kenneth A. Ross (PNNL), Rebecca F. Schaller (Sandia )
Considerations in the Drying of Spent Nuclear Fuel for Extended Storage
2:00–2:20PM MST
Robert Sindelar (SRNL), Rebecca Smith (INL), Anna d'Entremont (SRNL), Christoph Rirschl (GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service), Keith Waldrop (EPRI), Darrell Dunn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Robert Einziger (Retired)
