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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.
10:15–11:35AM EDT
Leonhard Building Room 102|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Session Chair: Matthew Leoschke|Alternate Chair: Chase C. Hargrove
Hallowell Nuclear Innovation Commons|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Katheren R. Bosson Nantes|Alternate Chair: Jacob Maxeiner
Engineering Services Building Room 122|Nuclear Advocacy and Policy
Session Chair: John Mobley IV|Alternate Chair: Jessi Altiero
Hammond Room 220|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Session Chair: Alexander Hauck|Alternate Chair: Katheren R. Bosson Nantes
Panel|Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub Room 603|Panels
Session Chair: Nour Hernandez
Panel|Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 325|Panels
Session Chair: Brandon Castillo
Leonhard Building Room 103|Power Reactor Operations, Safety, and Reliability
Session Chair: Jacob Maxeiner
Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 326|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Session Chair: Aamer A. Bashir|Alternate Chair: Roman D. Samulyak
Reber Room 135|Thermal Hydraulics
Session Chair: David Reger|Alternate Chair: Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra
10:30AM–12:30PM EDT
Hub Robeson Center -- Alumni Hall|Poster Sessions
Session Chair: Daniel R. Holcomb
1:35–2:55PM EDT
Leonhard Building Room 103|Criticality Safety
Session Chair: Caroline E. Ishak|Alternate Chair: Pierre Bouhaddane
Session Chair: Erik Hisahara|Alternate Chair: Aamer Bashir
Session Chair: Mahjabin Mahfuz|Alternate Chair: Ashrakat Saefan
Session Chair: Rebecca A. Baker
Session Chair: Luiz C. Aldeia Machado
Session Chair: David Reger|Alternate Chair: Aaron Fjeldsted
Engineering Services Building Room 122|Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Session Chair: Christopher T. Balbier|Alternate Chair: Jacob Maxeiner
Session Chair: John J. Acierno|Alternate Chair: Casey Emler
1:50–3:50PM EDT
3:15–3:45PM EDT
Session Chair: David Reger|Alternate Chair: John J. Acierno
3:15–4:35PM EDT
Session Chair: Matthew Leoschke|Alternate Chair: Ashrakat Saefan
Session Chair: Caroline E. Ishak|Alternate Chair: Katheren R. Bosson Nantes
Leonhard Building Room 103|Nuclear Technology in Society and Education
Session Chair: Pierre Bouhaddane|Alternate Chair: Roman D. Samulyak
Panel|Engineering Services Building Room 122|Panels
Session Chair: Amanda M. Johnsen|Alternate Chair: Branko Kovacevic
Session Chair: Aaron P. Fjeldsted|Alternate Chair: Matthew Zerphy
Session Chair: Katherine Baker
Session Chair: Aamer A. Bashir|Alternate Chair: Brad Nethercutt
Engineering Services Building Room 122|Computational Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Session Chair: Alexander S. Hauck|Alternate Chair: Aaron P. Fjeldsted
Hammond Room 220|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Session Chair: Kelly Varnell|Alternate Chair: Jacob Maxeiner
Leonhard Building Room 102|Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards
Session Chair: Aaron P. Fjeldsted|Alternate Chair: Chris Balbier
Session Chair: David Reger
Panel|Reber Room 135|Panels
Leonhard Building Room 103|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Session Chair: Brad Nethercutt|Alternate Chair: Daniel Holcomb
Hosler Room 026|Reactor Physics
Session Chair: Katheren R. Bosson Nantes|Alternate Chair: Caroline Ishak
Session Chair: Luiz C. Aldeia Machado|Alternate Chair: Alexander S. Hauck
Session Chair: Kelly Varnell|Alternate Chair: Stiphany Ta Tieu
Session Chair: Chris Balbier|Alternate Chair: Jacob Maxeiner
Panel|Hallowell NIC|Panels
Session Chair: Cece Bell
Session Chair: Kourosh S. Sadr
Session Chair: Brandon S. Castillo
Session Chair: Aamer A. Bashir|Alternate Chair: Caroline Ishak
Panel|Leonhard Building Room 102|Panels
Session Chair: Sean P. Bistany|Alternate Chair: Alex Nellis
Session Chair: John Mobley|Alternate Chair: Brandon S. Castillo
Session Chair: Joshua Bergstrom|Alternate Chair: John Acierno
Panel|Hallowell Nuclear Innovation Commons|Panels
Session Chair: Christopher T. Balbier
