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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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
Thursday, May 19, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Ellwood
Session Chair:
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Jaakko Leppänen
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Effective Kinetic Parameter Estimation in MONK Using an Iterated Fission Probability Method with Superhistory Powering
Andrew Cox (Jacobs), Simon Richards (Jacobs), Geoff Dobson (Jacobs), Paul Smith (Jacobs)
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Production of Long-Lived Delayed-Photoneutron Precursors from Activated-Sodium Adjuster Rod in CANDU-6
Yeseul Seo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Yanuar Ady Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Pin-by-Pin Neutronics Simulation of a Hypothetical Control Rod Ejection in a Full VVER-440 Core Using the GUARDYAN Dynamic Monte Carlo Code
E. Pazman (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), G. Tolnai (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), D. Legrady (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics)
Presented by Boglárka Babcsány (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
Acceleration of Source Convergence in Monte Carlo Criticality Calculation with CMFD Schemes
Firas Abdullatif (Ohio State), Dean Wang (Ohio State)
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