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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.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Avila A
Session Chair:
Brenden J. Heidrich (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenan Unlu (Penn State)
The US universities have been a cornerstone of nuclear science and engineering research and education since the beginning. These programs serve as hotbeds for idea creation as well as educating the next generation of scientists and engineers and performing fundamental research. The US Department of Energy – Office of Nuclear Energy supports the programs through student and faculty support as well as limited infrastructure funding. This panel will discuss existing R&D capability gaps and present potential solutions that could be realized by significantly increasing infrastructure funding to US university NS&E programs.
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Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Professor Wei Zhang, The Ohio State University Welding Program
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