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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 OPD
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Tim Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Evaluation of Operational Benefits of Retrofitting Nuclear-Renewable Integrated Energy Systems at Coal Plant Sites
3:15–3:35PM EST
Muhammad R. Abdussami (Univ. Michigan), Johanna L. Mathieu (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Comparison of Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy Driven Solvent Based Direct Air Capture: An Economic Review
3:35–3:55PM EST
Md Akhlak Bin Aziz (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Timothy Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Integrating Advanced Reactors into University Campus Microgrids
3:55–4:15PM EST
Timothy P. Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Dimitri Kalinichenko (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Reynaldo Guerrero (Xendee), Nishaant Sinha (Xendee), Michael Stadler (Xendee), James Reilly (Reilly Assoc.), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Short Term Power Forecasting of a Nuclear Hybrid Energy System Using Machine Learning
4:15–4:35PM EST
Rita Appiah (Purdue Univ.), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Luciano Castillo (Purdue Univ.)
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