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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
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
L Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Modeling Detector Response of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Molten Salt Irradiation Flow Loop
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Seth Dayawansa (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Charles Forsberg (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT)
Paper
A Hydrodynamic Model for Rotating Cylinder Electrodes in Molten Salts
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Ranon Fuller (Brigham Young Univ.), Devin Rappleye (Brigham Young Univ.)
To Be or Not to Be: Identifying Non-Beryllium-Containing FLiBe Surrogates for Fusion and Fission
1:40–2:00PM PDT
L. Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Olivia Hunsberger (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), G.S. Rakib (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Resilient Corrosion Barrier Coating to Protect Structural Components in Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Abdellatif Yacout (ANL)
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