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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
Monday, July 21, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Petri Forslund Guimarães (Studsvik)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin S. Collins
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Review of the InCore Nuclear Fuel Management over the Operating Life of a PWR NPP
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Juan Antonio Bermejo (CNAT), Alberto Ortego (CNAT), Juan Carlos Martines-Murillo (CNAT)
Paper
Multi-Cycle Core Design Optimization with Multiple Input and Output Constraints
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Aaron M. Graham (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear), David Kropaczek (Veracity Nuclear)
Design Methods to Reduce Risk of Crud-Induced Power Shift in Pressurized Water Reactors Case Study
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Alexandra R. Dixon (Duke Energy)
Optimizing Boiling Water Reactor Fuel Cycle Economics under Steam Dryer Performance Constraints with the aid of a Machine-Learning based Moisture Carryover Predictive Tool
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Aaron Phillippe (Southern Nuclear Co.), Jackie Golabek (Southern Nuclear Co.), Randy Dunavant (Southern Nuclear Co.), Johnathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), Sanchari Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Extended Fuel Cycle Optimization of a Generic B&W PWR Using Gadolinia Burnable Poison Only
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
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