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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (University of Florida)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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The Challenge of Innovation in Nuclear Fuel Development and Qualification
10:00–10:40AM PDT
Daniel Wachs (INL)
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Fission Accelerated Steady-State Post Irradiation Examinations of U-10Zr Metallic Fuel
10:40–11:00AM PDT
S. Patnaik (INL), G.L. Beausoleil II (INL), Alexander L. Swearingen (INL), Jacob A. Hirschhorn (INL), L. Capriotti (INL)
Pre-Transient Characterization of Historic EBR-II Pins for Transient Testing
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Allison Probert (Univ. Florida), Jason Schulthess (INL), Luca Capriotti (INL), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Preparation of the Fast Modular Reactor Accelerated Fuel Testing
11:20–11:40AM PDT
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
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