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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.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session|Panel
Thursday, June 17, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair:
Alexander H. Hashemian
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Shawn N. Tyler
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (ANS)
I&C system technologies are essential to the safe and efficient operation of the next generation of nuclear reactors. Speakers in this panel represent DOE national laboratories, the US NRC, and private industry and will share their unique insight and experiences with I&C technologies currently under development including sensors to support structural health monitoring and autonomous operations.
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