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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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AI at work: Southern Nuclear’s adoption of Copilot agents drives fleet forward
Southern Nuclear is leading the charge in artificial intelligence integration, with employee-developed applications driving efficiencies in maintenance, operations, safety, and performance.
The tools span all roles within the company, with thousands of documented uses throughout the fleet, including improved maintenance efficiency, risk awareness in maintenance activities, and better-informed decision-making. The data-intensive process of preparing for and executing maintenance operations is streamlined by leveraging AI to put the right information at the fingertips for maintenance leaders, planners, schedulers, engineers, and technicians.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm B
Session Chair:
Aslak Stubsgaard
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
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Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Approaches to Safety Analysis and Classification for Microreactors
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Alan Smith (Oklo Inc.), Patrick Everett (Oklo Inc.), Kellen McCarroll (Oklo Inc.), Alex Renner (Oklo Inc.)
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Application of a Qualitative Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Approach for the MARVEL Microreactor at the Idaho National Laboratory
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Doug Gerstner (INL), Jason Andrus (INL), Amanda Foley (INL), Troy Reiss (INL)
Reducing the Maintenance Cost of Advanced Nuclear Reactors under Risk Constraints through Condition Monitoring, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, and Maintenance Optimization
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
Addressing Uncertainties Across All Design Stages of Advanced Reactors Development
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Rawan Mustafa (NCSU), Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Yahya A. Alzahrani (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Risk Informed Material Categorization
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Brian Kloiber (Oklo Inc.)
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