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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|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain
Thursday, April 30, 2026|1:00–2:00PM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Adam Parkison
Alternate Chair:
Nathaniel Cavanaugh
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Multiple Cycle Irradiation of Pu-238 Production Targets in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
1:00–1:06PM EDT
Jill R. Mitchell (INL)
Paper
NiMo Overlays for Improved Operational Resilience in Molten Salt Reactors
1:06–1:12PM EDT
T.D. Hall (Faraday Technology Inc.), S. O'Connell (Faraday Technology Inc.), R. Pillai (ORNL), H. Garich (Faraday Technology Inc.), M. Inman (Faraday Technology Inc.), S. Cambier` (ORNL), T. Gosling (Gosco Valves), C. Beamer (Quintus Technologies)
Electrodeposition of Refractory Metals in Molten Salts: Process Parameters, and Coating Characterization
1:12–1:18PM EDT
Olivia R. Dale (LANL), Nathaniel Rood (LANL), Marisa Monreal (LANL), Jarom Chamberlain (LANL), Adrien Terricabras (LANL)
Production of Refractory Metal Coatings on Carbon Substrates Through Metalliding in Molten Fluoride Salts
1:18–1:24PM EDT
Nathaniel Rood (LANL), Olivia Dale (LANL), Adrien Terricabras (LANL), Marisa Monreal (LANL), Jarom Chamberlain (LANL)
Updates on Molten Salt Coating Capabilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory
1:24–1:30PM EDT
Jarom Chamberlain (LANL), Olivia Dale (LANL), Nathaniel Rood (LANL), Adrien Terricabras (LANL), Marisa Monreal (LANL)
Update on the Development of an Americium-Based Oxide Fuel Form for European Radioisotope Power Systems
1:30–1:36PM EDT
Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Joanna Lucas (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Rob Tute (Univ. Leicester), Kris Bell (Univ. Leicester), Gareth Bustin (Univ. Leicester), James Pearson (Univ. Leicester), Charlotte Bouldin (Univ. Leicester), Piers Slater (Perpetual Atomics), Pierre Coquay (ESA), Christophe Fongarland (ESA), Ana Brandao (ESA), Joe Lapinskas (QSA Global Inc.), Mark Shilton (QSA Global Inc.), Nathan Gardella (QSA Global Inc.), Matt Potenza (QSA Global Inc.)
Operational Tritium Loading Facility for Space Power and Heater Devices
1:36–1:42PM EDT
Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Mark Stone (City Labs)