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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|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Mahjabin Mahfuz (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Ashrakat Saefan (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Modeling of Hydrided Zircaloy Cladding Failure During Reactivity-Initiated Accident
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Arthur T. Motta (Penn State)
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Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts Using Spatial-Domain Transient Photothermal Radiometry
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Justin A. Overman (NCSU), Pavel G. Simeonov (NCSU), Hayden S. Bland (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Accelerating Qualification of New Materials for Molten Salt Reactors: An Experimental Approach
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Ryan J. Eavenson (NCSU), Jackson Hase (NCSU), Makendra Seawright (South Carolina State), Lingfeng He (NCSU)
A Nanoscale Analysis of the Effects of Helium Radiation Dispersion Strengthened Tungsten with Carbides
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Levko B. Higgins (Penn State)
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