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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Thursday, June 16, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Mark Gilbert (UK Atomic Energy Agency)
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey
Session Organizer:
Lauren M. Garrison (ORNL)
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High Yield Neutron Source for Near-Term Fusion Material Testing
Ross F. Radel (Phoenix), Preston Barrows (SHINE Technologies), Tye Gribb (SHINE Technologies), Lucas Jacobson (SHINE Technologies)
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Use of LANSCE Spallation Neutrons to Drive a Fusion Prototypic Neutron Source
Eric J. Pitcher (LANL), Yuri K. Batygin (LANL), Stuart A. Maloy (LANL), Eric R. Olivas (LANL), Keith A. Woloshun (LANL)
Advanced Synchrotron Characterization Techniques for Fusion Materials Science
David Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), Lance L. Snead (Stony Brook Univ.), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.), Yutai Katoh (ORNL), Takaaki Koyanagi (ORNL), Weicheng Zhong (ORNL)
Analytical Electron Microscopy, Atom Probe, and Machine Learning for Transmutation Characterization
Chad M. Parish (ORNL), Philip D. Edmondson (ORNL)
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