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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.
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2024) Plenary SPeaker
Anastasia (Stacy) Mclaughlin is the Senior Director for Science, Technology, and Engineering Programs within the Weapons Production Directorate (ALDWP) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The Laboratory is a principal contributor to the United States Department of Energy mission to maintain the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. LANL uses innovative science, technology, and engineering to enhance global nuclear security and protect the world. Los Alamos has an annual operating budget of approximately $3.9 billion, roughly 14,100 employees, and a 40-square-mile site featuring some of the most specialized scientific equipment and supporting infrastructure in the world.
As Senior Director, Stacy leads the non-defense nuclear programs within ALDWP to support national security and deep space endeavors. These programs provide world-class services in nuclear material research, process, and technology development and manufacturing capabilities that support nuclear non-proliferation, plutonium-238 science, manufacturing for NASA and Americium recovery occurring at the Los Alamos’s Plutonium Facility.
Stacy has over 25-years of technical and management experience working throughout the DOE/NNSA weapons complex in program and line management, quality engineering, non-destructive plutonium assay, plutonium processing and engineering, and hazardous waste management. She began her laboratory career as an undergraduate student at LANL in 1994, becoming a consultant, then a technical staff member, and advancing through multiple national security management positions to her present position.
Stacy earned a bachelor’s of science in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Riverside, and a master’s of engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Mexico.
Stacy is a native New Mexican, born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She enjoys sports including skiing and swimming and watching her four children compete in a variety of sports. She is an avid reader and enjoys hiking.
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