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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Monday, December 11, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Eric J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico)
Alternate Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (INL)
Benjamin Sutton (EPRI)
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Refractory Composites for Nuclear Environments: Design, Synthesis, and Extreme Environment Testing
1:00–1:40PM CST
E. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), S. Evans (Univ. New Mexico), K. Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), I. McCue (Northwestern Univ.), M. Cusentino (Sandia), A. Kustas (Sandia)
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Accelerated Design of High-Performance Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Harsh Environments Above 1300 Degree Celsius
1:40–2:00PM CST
Michael C. Gao (National Energy Technology Laboratory), David E. Alman (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Saro San (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Yi Wang (National Energy Technology Laboratory), William Trehern (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Chantal K. Sudbrack (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Paul D. Jablonski (National Energy Technology Laboratory), Vishnu Raghuraman (Carnegie Mellon), Mike Widom (Carnegie Mellon), Saket Thapliyal (ORNL), Michael Kirka (ORNL)
Design and Development of Equi-Atomic Refractory High Entropy Alloys for use in Irradiation Environments
2:00–2:20PM CST
Anilas Karimpilakkal (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Joseph W. Newkirk (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Jason L. Schulthess (INL), Frank Liou (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Additive Manufacture of Novel Ceramic Dispersion Strengthened Refractory Metals
2:20–2:40PM CST
C.J. Romnes (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F.L. Reyes Tirado (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), T.J. Hobbs (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.W. Sowards (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), O.R. Mireles (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), J.F. Stubbins (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
