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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 H
Session Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Alternate Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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A Rapid Procedure Development Approach for Multi-Stage Validation of Novel Nuclear Power Plant Systems
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Dylan Jurski (Univ. Florida), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Olugbenga Gideon (University of Idaho), Jisuk Kim (INL), Roger Lew (University of Idaho), Stephen Hancock (GSE Solutions), Kelly Dickerson (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Justin K. Watson (Univ. Florida)
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Important Human Actions for Advanced Reactors: Implications for Human Factors
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Torrey Mortenson (INL), Rachael Hill (INL), Jooyoung Park (INL), Casey Kovesdi (INL), Ronald Boring (INL)
Characterizing the Human Factors of Offsite Monitoring and Remote Operation for the Nuclear Domain
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Niav Hughes Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Stephanie Morrow (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Torrey Mortenson (Idaho National Laboratories), Jeremy Mohon (Idaho National Laboratories), Casey Kovesdi (Idaho National Laboratories)
Insights from Surrogate Industries on Remote Operations for Advanced Reactors
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Casey Kovesdi (INL), Torrey Mortenson (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Niav Hughes Green (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Stephanie Morrow (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
A Human Factors Based Approach to Design Effective HMIs for Operational Technology Security Operations Centers
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Alexander Amos (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Sean Lalla (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Rick Bodner (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Shivam Pandey (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory)
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