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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Five companies, five bases: The Army’s Janus Program takes shape
Between the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses and Nuclear Energy Launch Pad programs, August has already been a busy month for federal partnerships with the nuclear industry.
That trend continues: On Wednesday, the Department of the Army announced that it has selected five nuclear reactor developers—Antares Nuclear, BWXT Advanced Technologies, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Radiant Industries, and Westinghouse Government Services—each paired with a different military installation, for its Janus Program.
This week, the nuclear community descended on Dallas, Texas, for the second annual Nuclear Energy Conference and Expo, the premier industry-focused nuclear conference cohosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute. Among the plenary panelists was Jeff Waksman, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy, and environment. Waksman has been closely involved in the development of the Janus Program, and the morning before the program’s new selections were unveiled, he provided insights on its ultimate goals at NECX 2026.
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
Thank you for participating in the Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023) conference!
The MiNES Proceedings are now available to all who registered for the conference. Access to the Proceedings is linked to the account you used to register for the conference.
You can also access the Proceedings by logging in to the ANS website.
Then:
Opening Plenary | Monday, December 11, 2023 8:00–9:00AM CST
"Nuclear Energy and Materials:Needs for the future"
Evening Banquet | Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | 6:00–8:00PM CST
"Development and Qualification of Materials for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors"
Enhance your visibility at the MiNES 2023 by becoming a sponsor. All sponsors are recognized on the meeting website, at the Opening Plenary and on signage displayed throughout the meeting. Sponsorship packages are limited, so reserve your sponsorship package early. Download the MiNES 2023 Prospectus
Join us in person in beautiful New Orleans for the third installment of Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems, MiNES, to focus on research in the fission reactor materials community. The MiNES conference series grew out of two biannual symposia: Microstructure Processes in Irradiated Materials (MPIM), held at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, and Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials (NFSM), held at the ANS Annual Meeting. The conference takes place biannually, with TMS and ANS alternating sponsorship.
