Forward Operating Microreactors ft. Jeff Waksman (US Army)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Jeff Waksman about the US Army's efforts to implement microreactors through the Janus Program.

For this episode, my guest is Jeff Waksman, whose official title is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. That’s a long title. In brief, he’s trying to get microreactors built for the US Army via the Janus Program. We discussed the nature of the program, unforeseen challenges in hard tech, why the Army is pursuing microreactors, and more! You can learn more about Janus here. And you can follow Jeff Waksman on X—which I heartily recommend.

People in this episode

Host: Emmet Penney

Guest: Jeff Waksman

Topics covered

• microreactors
• US Army
• energy
• technology
• hard tech
• installations

Keywords

• microreactors
• US Army
• Janus Program
• energy
• hard tech
• installations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Army, Janus Program

More episodes of Nuclear Barbarians

• Can I Be Fusionpilled? ft. Andrew Holland (Fusion Industry Association) · May 20, 2026 · 49 min
• Waste Not, Want Not ft. Carl Perez (Exodys) · March 3, 2026 · 58 min
• Energy Dominance Financing ft. Julie Kozeracki (EDF) · January 29, 2026 · 34 min
• Perpetuating the Nuclear Lifecycle Ft. Ken Rueter (UCOR) · November 13, 2025 · 49 min
• Texatomica ft. Reed Clay (Texas Nuclear Alliance) · October 31, 2025 · 48 min
• Reactors by the Bargeful by Jake Jurewicz (Blue Energy) · October 10, 2025 · 40 min