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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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 THD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Igor Bolotnov (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Robert K. Salko
Session Organizer:
Donna P. Guillen
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (American Nuclear Society)
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Novel Heat Exchanger Configuration for Enhanced Heat Transfer in Nuclear Applications
Amir Ali (Idaho State University), Scott F. Wahlquist (Idaho State University), Su-Jong Yoon (Idaho National Laboratory), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Numerical Study on Thermal Mixing in a T-junction using PHASTA
Shujie Guo (North Carolina State University), Igor A. Bolotnov (North Carolina State University)
Development of Machine Learning Framework for Interfacial Force Closures Based on Bubble Tracking Data
Cheng-Kai Tai (North Carolina State University), Dirk Lucas (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf), Igor A. Bolotnov (North Carolina State University)
Implementation of a New Wall Boiling Model in CTF
Vineet Kumar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT-Battelle LLC), Robert K. Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Verification of Nek4nuc (Nek5000 Integrated in NEAMS Workbench) via Turbulent Pipe Flow Simulation
Yuqiao Fan (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education), Marc-Olivier G. Delchini (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Robert A. Lefebvre (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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