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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.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Manit D. Shah
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Innovative Methods for Monitoring Spent Nuclear Fuel Assemblies in Dry Storage Cask
8:00–8:20AM EST
Maxwell Kavanagh (Oregon State University), Haori Yang (Oregon State University)
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Radiation Noise Reduction Algorithm for Radiation Portal Monitor
8:20–8:40AM EST
JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Aaron Sucov (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Stefano Tognini (ORNL), Robert Bean (ORNL), Alexander Enders (ORNL)
Adaptive Noise Filtering Techniques for Radiation Portal Monitors
8:40–9:00AM EST
Aaron Sucov (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Robert Bean (ORNL), Alexander Enders (ORNL), Stefano Tognini (ORNL)
Rapid Automated Chemical Separations and Isotopic Analysis for MSR Safeguards
9:00–9:20AM EST
Justin Cooper (INL), Mathew Snow (INL), Leah Squires (INL), Adelaide Fanner (INL), Tommy Holschuh (INL), Kolbey Olney (INL)
Material flow with MINTs: Material Inventory Nuclear Tracking Simulator
9:20–9:40AM EST
William Johns (PNNL), Christian Svinth (PNNL), Eva Brayfindley (PNNL)
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