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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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)
Mr. Steven Mirsky is a nuclear-mechanical engineer and licensed Professional Engineer with over 49 years of nuclear industry experience. His career has included design, engineering, safety analysis, operations, project management, auditing, supervision, management, and executive positions at two nuclear international consulting corporations (NUS and SAIC) and at two US nuclear power plant owner/licensees (VEPCO and BG&E) before joining NuScale Power. Mr. Mirsky has authored over 100 publications and 6 patents. He has worked for NuScale Power for over 13 years with the first five years as the SMR Design Certification Application (DCA) Licensing Manager responsible for the Rockville Maryland office and NRC interactions. He is currently a Senior Technical Advisor involved in advanced applications and design improvements to the NuScale SMR and in the design and deployment of the NuScale micro-reactor.
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