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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|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Purdue/Wisconsin
Session Chair:
Jonathen Facemire
Alternate Chair:
David Grabaskas
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Establishing Risk-Informed Safety Management at a New Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Attila Bareith (NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute)
Paper
Risk Informing the Nuclear Enterprise: New Frontiers
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Sunil D. Weerakkody (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michael Franovich (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Regulatory Use and Priorities for PRA standards
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Matthew Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jeffery Wood (US NRC), Hanh Phan (US NRC)
Application of the "Failure Memory" Approach to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Event and Condition Analysis - Lessons Learned and Challenges
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Kevin Coyne (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Christopher Hunter (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Presented by Matthew J. Humberstone (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Understanding Uncertainties in the Regulation of Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors: Legal and Technological Revolutions
11:20–11:40AM CDT
George Joslin (University of Illinois), Arden Rowell (University of Illinois), Ha Bui (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
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