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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
Thursday, December 14, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue Univeristy)
Track Organizers:
Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (INL)
Benjamin Sutton (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
Alternate Chair:
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Development of a Weldable Ni-30Cr Filler Metal 52XL for Nuclear Applications
1:00–1:40PM CST
C. Fink (Ohio State), A. Hope (Thermo-Calc Software), S.L. McCracken (EPRI), J.C. Lippold (Ohio State)
Paper
Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Electron Beam Welded PM-HIP Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
1:40–2:00PM CST
E.H. Marrero (Purdue), G. Nemets (Purdue), J. Emerson (Purdue), Z. Shang (Purdue), Y. Lu (Boise State), M.A. Okuniewski (Purdue), J.P. Wharry (Purdue)
Effect of Laser Welding on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Ion-Irradiated MA956
2:00–2:20PM CST
E. Getto (U.S. Naval Academy), S. Stokes (U.S. Naval Academy), M. Swenson (Univ. Idaho)
Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Characterization of the Phase Transformation Behaviors Induced by Electron Beam Welding in SA508 Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
2:20–2:40PM CST
J. Emerson (Purdue), G. Nemets (Purdue), E.H. Marrero (Purdue), M. Topsakal (Brookhaven), S. Gill (Brookhaven), J.P. Wharry (Purdue), M.A. Okuniewski (Purdue)