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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.
Session|Panel
Friday, November 12, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chairs:
Patrick Snouffer (ANS YMG)
Kelsey Aumundson (ANS YMG)
Session Producers:
Matt Jasica (ANL)
In this engaging keynote address, expert consultant and thought leader Katherine Turner will present key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) concepts and frameworks, discuss DEI commitments made by nuclear industry organizations, engage audience members to reflect on the current state of DEI in their organizations, and call on our community to take action and advance DEI in our organizations and broader society for a better world. Katherine is President of Global Citizen, LLC. Global Citizen, LLC is a consulting firm that works to strengthen leaders’ capacity to effect organizational transformation and social impact by advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, public health, human rights, and global competence. Global Citizen, LLC works in partnership with a diverse network of dynamic consultants and interns and collaborates with company leaders across all sectors to facilitate mission and values clarification; align vision, mission, values, policies, practices, and culture; and strengthen capacity in organizational, leadership, and intercultural competence, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Katherine Turner
Global Citizen, LLC