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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|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Duncan E. Robinson
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Kindred
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Safety Analysis Technical Considerations for Achieving PWR Cycle Extensions: Part I
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Tom Kindred (Southern Nuclear), Sam Lafountain (Southern Nuclear), Tim Collart (Southern Nuclear), Kevin Barber (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Paper
Simple Models for Predicting the Feed Assembly Need and Assembly Burnup in Boiling Water Reactors
2:55–3:20PM EDT
Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Erik Dalborg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Low Enrichment 2-Year Fuel Cycle to Mitigate MCO
3:20–3:45PM EDT
Shea McCarthy (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Stephanie Alford (Constellation), Dale Bradish (Constellation)
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