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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|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Carmel
Session Chair:
Stefano Terlizzi (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
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Multi-Physics Modeling of Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor
Edward M. Duchnowski (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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A Theory of Gas Behavior in Molten Salt Reactors and its Impact on Reactivity
Terry Price (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Preliminary Observations on the Hydrogen Redistribution Feedback in YH-Moderated Monolithic Microreactors
Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Vincent M. Laboure (INL), Mark D. DeHart (INL)
Positive Void Coefficient from Sparging Gas Entrainment in Transatomic Power MSR Core
Alvin J.H. Lee (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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