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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|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Alternate Chair:
Egemen Aras
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Study on Risk Classification Method for Unplanned Reactor Trip Based on Trip Fault Tree
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Xiwen Xie (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (University of Science and Technology of China), Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
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Simulation-Informed Dependency Treatment to Enhance Operational Flexibility, Avoid Production Loss, and Maintain Safety of Operating Plants and Advanced Reactors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Mohammad A. Albati (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Md Istiaque Ahmed (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ha Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Rachelle Elizabeth Johnson (Constellation), Suzanne Loyd (Constellation), Harry Liao (x-energy), Jack Anderson (x-energy), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
A Risk-Informed Decision Making and Optimized Maintenance Framework for Integrated Energy Systems
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Vera Moiseytseva (ANL), Tat Nghia Nguyen (ANL), Akshay Dave (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL)
Risk-Informed Graded Approach for Reliability and Performance Assessment for Advanced Condition Monitoring Techniques
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Chaitee M. Godbole (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Kazuma Kobayashi (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Edward Chen (INL), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
The Intertwining of Data, Decisions, and Reliability
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Diego Mandelli (INL), Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Todd Anselmi (INL)
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