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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
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Manhattan
Session Chair:
Elia Merzari
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Yassin A. Hassan
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High-Resolution Experiments on Flow Mixing in the Scaled-Down Upper Plenum of High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors Under Accident Scenario
Jiaxin Mao (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
High-Fidelity Simulation of Mixing Phenomena in Large Enclosures
Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Jiaxin Mao (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan)
Data-Driven Hi2Lo for Coarse-Grid System Thermal Hydraulic Modeling
Arsen S. Iskhakov (NCSU), Nam T. Dinh (NCSU), Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Large Eddy Simulation of Heat Transfer in a 7 Pin Wire-Wrapped Rod Bundle
Carolina S.B. Dutra (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Multiscale Analyses of Flow in a 5x5 Rod Bundle: From DNS and Subchannel to Coarse-Mesh CFD
Adam R. Kraus (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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