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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.
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Honors and Awards Program
James F. StubbinsPaul Philip Hood Wilson
Douglas G. Bowen
Benjamin S. CollinsMassimiliano Fratoni
Prof. James P. BlanchardMr. Jack D. LawDr. Jaakko LeppânenDr. Joseph Y.R. RashidDr. Todd R. AllenDr. Roy A. AxfordMr. Emory D. Collins, PEMr. Karl N. FlemingDr. Lin-Wen HuDr. Jasmina L. Vujic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Best Section)Brigham Young University (2nd Place)University of New Mexico (2nd Place)University of Florida (Honorable Mention)University of Illinois (Honorable Mention) University of Wisconsin (Honorable Mention)Virginia Commonwealth University (Honorable Mention)
Dr. Wade Marcum
James F. Stubbins
Prof. Frank L. Parker
Small Local SectionsMichigan–Ohio (Best Public Information and Education)Northeastern New York (Best Section Management)Washington, DC (Best Membership and Meetings & Programs)Large Local SectionsSavannah River (Best Overall)
Richard P. Coe
Dr. Jin JiangDr. Belle Upadhyaya
Dr. Xiang Liu
Dr. Joseph Y.R. Rashid
Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility
Yican Wu
French Local Section of the American Nuclear Society (SFANS)
Mr. Chad Kiger
Prof. Ling-Jian Meng
Prof. Nolan E. Hertel
M.M.R. Williams
Dr. James T. Rhodes
Dr. Robert D. Busch
UndergraduatePurdue University: HYPER: Hydrogen Production Electrolysis ReactorStudents: Anna Biela, Chris Copeland, Antony Damico, Adam Darr, Robert Kile, and Corey OhneckAdvisor: Drs. Martin Bertodano and Chan ChoiUniversity of Tennessee: Concept Reactor for Extraterrestrial Surface Power: PULSRStudents: Dan Floyd, Patrick Tidwell, Gavin Ridley, Walt TebbsAdvisor: Dr. Laurence F. MillerGraduateUniversity of Michigan: Multiplicity Counting of Distributed Sources for Safeguard ApplicationsStudents: Lauren A. Finney, Stefano Marin, Christopher A. Meert, Tingshuan C. Wu, and Jianxin ZhouAdvisor: Dr. Sara PozziColorado School of Mines: Design and Analysis of a Subcritical Assembly for On-Campus Nuclear Training and EducationStudents: Cliff Ghiglieri, Hannah Grover, and Joey LattaAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey King
Dr. Si-Young Lee
Gary A. Harms
Jean Paul Allain
Robert W. Youngblood
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Brett D. Rampal
Brian K. Grimes
