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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
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Matthew L. Dennis
Alternate Chair:
Stephanie L. Morrow
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Trustworthiness and Trust: Identifying Factors that Drive Successful Human-AI Interaction in Nuclear Power Plant Applications
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Yusuke Yamani (Old Dominion University), Austin Jackson (Old Dominion University), Casey Kovesdi (INL), Jeffrey Joe (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL)
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Ensuring Safe, Effective, and Reliable Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications for Nuclear Electricity Generation Through a Systems Approach
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Casey Kovesdi (INL), Jeffrey Joe (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Brian Wilcken (INL), John Mapes (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Heuristic Evaluation Methods Applied to a Predictive Maintenance Chatbot
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Jeremy Mohon (INL), Casey Kovesdi (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Jeffrey Joe (INL)
Development of Large Language Model-Based Human-System Interaction System for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Support
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Seung Geun Kim (KAERI), Joowon Cha (KAERI), Yoonpyo Lee (KAERI), Yonggyun Yu (KAERI)
Human Factors Evaluation of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance User Interface
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Rachael Hill (INL), Anna Hall (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Cody Walker (SURVICE Engineering Company), Linyu Lin (INL), Nancy Lybeck (INL)
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