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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.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Rotunda
Session Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
Alternate Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Session Organizer:
Daniel G. Cole
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Tackling Challenges of Digital I&C Implementation in Nuclear Power Plants -- TREVOR TAYLOR TUESDAY
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Non-Nuclear Advanced Controls Testbed
1:00–1:25PM EDT
N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Brandon Wilson (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Wesley Williams (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Paper
Tackling Challenges of Digital I&C Implementation in Nuclear Power Plants
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Steve Yang (NuScale Power), Trevor Taylor (NuScale Power)
A Study on the Solution Methods for Control Problem Caused by Valve Stiction in NPP
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Hosun Ryu (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Min-seok Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.)
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