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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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 G
Session Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Improving Motor Reliability for Nuclear Systems by Sensorless Temperature Estimation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (University of Texas EL Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Digital Protective Relays Demonstrate Superior Reliability and Improve System Performance
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Stephen Middlekauff (SEL, Inc.), Adrian Genz (SEL, Inc.)
Assessment of the State of Practice for Using Operating Experience for Digital Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Derek Halverson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), David Rahn (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ismael Garcia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Presented by Dinesh Taneja (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Simulation of Electrical System Event Propagation in Nuclear Power Plants Using Modelica
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kyle Warns (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Application of IEC 62003 for Electromagnetic Compatibility of I&C and Electrical Equipment
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Chad Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Integrating STPA to NPP Systems Engineering Processes
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Josepha Berger (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.), Akira King (Aalto University), Antti Pakonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.)
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