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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|Artificial Intelligence
Monday, July 21, 2025|4:05–5:45PM EDT|Palm Room
Session Chair:
Jason Hou
Alternate Chair:
Atul Karve (GE Vernova)
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Deep Learning Application for Thermal Limit Bias Predictions in BWRs
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Jeremy Barnhart (Constellation), Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), James Tusar (Constellation)
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Use of Machine Learning to Address Moisture Carryover (MCO) in Boiling Water Reactors
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Victoria Micallef (Constellation), Sanchari Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), James Tusar (Constellation)
Spacer Relocation Signature for GNF3 Fuel Assemblies with Raised Water Rods
4:55–5:20PM EDT
Jonathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Michael Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Improving Core Observables with Entropy-Based Debiasing Inference Methodology
5:20–5:45PM EDT
Atul Karve (Global Nuclear Fuel), Ayden Cohn (GE Hitachi), Roger Doles (Global Nuclear Fuel), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
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