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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|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
L. Raymond Cao (Ohio State)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Erik Wilson
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Development of an Efficient Calculation Method for the Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Flux Trap of the High Flux Isotope Reactor
1:00–1:20PM EST
Z. Karriem (ORNL), A. Souders (ORNL), D. Crawford (ORNL), L. Delmau (ORNL)
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Production of Ac-225 and Other Neptunium Chain Isotopes from Thorium Irradiation in NETL's TRIGA
1:20–1:40PM EST
Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), William Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin)
A Workflow to Optimize Fast Neutron Irradiation in a Thermal Neutron Spectrum Test Reactor Leveraging Open-Source Tools
1:40–2:00PM EST
Mustafa K. Jaradat (INL), Jason V. Brookman (INL)
Production of Medically Desirable Radioisotopes in the EIRENE Molten Salt Reactor
2:00–2:20PM EST
C. Erika Moss (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), John P. Carter (INL)
Nondeterministic Particle Beam Optimization Applied to Industrial Isotope Separators
2:20–2:40PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri)
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