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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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 NCSD
Monday, June 12, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Tom Stockman
Alternate Chair:
Tracy E. Stover
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Average Scattering Angle Cosine Sensitivities
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), D. Kent Parsons (LANL)
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Design of Sub-Critical Lead Reflected Experiments for Nuclear Data Validation
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Peter Brain (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alex McSpaden (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL)
Incorporating Nuclear Criticality Safety into Process or Facility Design
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Lon E. Paulson (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Sub-Critical Measurements of Large Uranium Process Vessel
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Robert Wilson (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Similarity of Fast and Thermal Spectrum Graphite Moderated Systems Through the Unique Physics of n + 12C
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Gabriel Lentchner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Kathryn Worrell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nader Satvat (Kairos Power), BJ Marshall (ORNL), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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