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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.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Manhattan
Session Chair:
SuJong Yoon
Alternate Chair:
Wei Ding
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
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An Analytical Approach of Bubble Departure by Sliding in Vertical Flow Boiling
Luc Favre (EDF), Stéphane Pujet (EDF), Stephane Mimouni (EDF), Catherine Colin (Univ. Toulouse)
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Numerical Simulation of Subcooled Boiling Flow with an Improved Wall Boiling Model Considering Bubble Sliding
Hongbin Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Ji Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Jinbiao Xiong (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
High-Fidelity Flow Boiling Simulations in a Minichannel with Offset Strip Fins
Anna Iskhakova (NCSU), Yoshiyuki Kondo (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Koichi Tanimoto (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Nam T. Dinh (NCSU), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
A CFD Model for the Simulation of Steam Explosion
Jeonghyeon Eom (Sejong Univ.), Insik Ra (Sejong Univ.), Giyoung Tak (Sejong Univ.), Haeyong Jeong (Sejong Univ.)
Investigation of Bubble Merge and Nucleation Site Suppression Effect on Wall Heat Flux Partitioning Using Bubble Tracking Model
Heepyo Hong (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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