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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|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom G
Session Chair:
David Allison
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Examination of the Concepts of Trust and Risk for Cybersecurity at Nuclear Facilities
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Kim Lawson-Jenkins (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Anya Kim (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Daniel Daszkiewicz (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Paper
Methods for Prioritizing Simulation of Unsafe Control Actions for Cybersecurity Analysis
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Andrew S. Hahn (Sandia), Titus Gray (Sandia), Adam Beauchaine (Sandia), Fraser Dougall (Sandia), Lee Maccarone (Sandia), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia)
Development of A Vulnerability Management Tool for Advanced Reactors
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Michael Doran (Georgia Tech), Marc Zebrowitz (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Risk-Informed Consequence-Driven Hybrid Cyber-Physical Protection System Security Optimization for MSRE
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Stephen Yoo (Georgia Tech), Carlo Dal Colletto (TAMU), Luis Bustillo (TAMU), Jarred Jordan (Georgia Tech), Martin Graffigna Palomba (Georgia Tech), Karen Vierow Kirkland (TAMU), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech), Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Tech)
Progress on the MARVEL Cybersecurity by Design Model-Based Systems Engineering Project
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Shannon Eggers (INL), Kevin O'Rear (INL), Ross Hays (INL), Peter Suyderhoud (INL)
Presented by Joe Oncken (INL)
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