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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|Panel|Panels
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub Room 603
Session Chair:
Nour Hernandez (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
Latin for "to the stars", Ad Astra captures the possibilities that nuclear systems can provide for space propulsion and remote power systems. As a result, this area of nuclear science/engineering is drawing increased interest from space agencies and private corporations. Join our panelists as they discuss the current state of the technology, where it's going (literally and figuratively), and how different companies/agencies are approaching the opportunities that nuclear systems afford space applications!
Brian Taylor
NASA
Shane Stimpson
BWXT
Meredith Heh
Westinghouse Electric Co.
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Attachment — Ad Astra - Nuclear Applications in Space Bios
