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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Optimizing nuclear plant outages: Data analytics tools and methods for enhancing resilience and efficiency
Nuclear power plant refueling outages are among the most complex phases in a plant’s operational cycle.1 During these outages, tens of thousands of activities, including maintenance and surveillance, are conducted simultaneously within a short timeframe. Typically lasting three to four weeks, these operations involve large crews of contractors with diverse skill sets performing tasks ranging from testing and surveillance to maintenance. Outages may extend longer if major backfitting or modernization projects are planned. Consequently, plant outages are expensive, incurring significant operational costs, such as contractor labor and equipment, as well as the loss of generation while the plant is off line. This can easily cost a plant operator more than $1 million a day. Therefore, there is a constant need to mitigate the economic impact on plants by reducing the frequency, duration, and risks associated with these outages.2,3
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Cumberland South|Session Chair: Magnus Limbäck
Monday, October 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Nathan Capps
Salon A|Session Chair: Rosemary A. Montgomery
Salon B|Session Chair: Christopher Matthews
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Nadine Hollasky
Monday, October 6, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Rich Augi
Salon A|Session Chair: Jinzhao Zhang
Salon B|Session Chair: Joakim K. Karlsson
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Uffe Bergmann
Monday, October 6, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Patty McCumbee
Salon A|Session Chair: Ian E. Porter
Salon B|Session Chair: Birol Aktas
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Guirong Pan
Salon A|Session Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas
Salon B|Session Chair: Nathan Capps
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Peter R. Diller
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Paul Clifford
Salon A|Session Chair: John Beale
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Nico Vollmer
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Jeff Kobelak
Salon A|Session Chair: Ken Yueh
Salon B|Session Chair: Darren J. Skitt
Salon A|Session Chair: Shinichiro Yamashita
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood
Salon B|Session Chair: Peter G. Newby
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Brady D. Hanson
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Johann Plancher
Salon A|Session Chair: Daniel R. Brown
Salon B|Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Mahmut N. Cinbiz
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT
Salon A|Session Chair: Antoine Boulore
Salon B|Session Chair: Dennis Hussey
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Daniel M. Wachs
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin|Session Chair: Jason Medina
Salon A|Session Chair: Libing Zhu
Salon B|Session Chair: Patrick Raynaud
Cumberland South|Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT
Salon A|Session Chair: Kurshad Muftuoglu
Salon B|Session Chair: Joakim Karlsson
