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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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Comparative Analysis of Online Fault Tree and Margin-Based Approaches for System-Level Health Assessment and Decision-Making
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ark Ifeanyi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Diego Mandelli (INL)
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Deployment of Data Acquisition Platform in Support of On-Line Monitoring and Hybrid Plant Information System
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Matthys J. Blom (Framatome)
Development of an Online Monitoring System to Support Autonomous Remote Microreactor Operations
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Brent Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Adam Deatherage (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Brian Moazen (AMS Corporation), Terrell McIllwain (AMS Corporation), Zachary Becker (AMS Corporation)
Sensor Diagnostics with Deep Learning and Real Reactor Data
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Zachery T. Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Grey- and Black-Box Technologies & Supply Chain Challenges
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Stine Aurora Mikkelsplass (Institute for Energy Technology), Levente Nyusti (Institute for Energy Technology), Aleksander Lygren Toppe (Institute for Energy Technology)
Presented by John Eidar Simensen (Institute for Energy Technology)
Streamlining PUR-1 Operation: A Case Study on Large Language Models (LLM) in Reactor Informational Systems
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Jonah Lau (Purdue Univ.), True Miller (Purdue Univ.), Brian Jowers (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
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