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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.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Michelle Bensi
Alternate Chair:
Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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A Revised JHEP Quantification Approach to Remove Conservatism and Improve Model Functionality for PRA Applications
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Annika MacLeod (Jensen Hughes), Robert Kirchner (Jensen Hughes), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes)
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A Traceable Process for Evaluating the Novel Impacts of Digital Systems in Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Mary Presley (EPRI), Kaydee Gunter (Jensen Hughes), Jeff Julius (Jensen Hughes)
Impact Assessment During the Migration of the Human Reliability Analysis to the HRACalculator® Tool in the LPSD PRA for Ascó 1&2 NPP
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Matilde Saiz Cordoba (Westinghouse Electric Spain, S.A.U.), Jose Ignacio Alonso Marin (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vicente Nos (Westinghouse Technology Services), Hector Hernández Escolano (Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellós)
A Dynamic Human Reliability Analysis Approach Using Continuous Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method: Establishment of a Conceptual Computational Framework for Adaptation in Continuously Evolving Environments
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Chun-Yen LI (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Yukihiro Kirimoto (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
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