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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.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST|1
Session Chair:
Jason Hales (INL)
Alternate Chair:
David Andersson (LANL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Brian Andersen (ORNL)
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Parameterization of BISON model for fission gas release in U3Si2 nuclear fuel using phase-field simulations
Larry Aagesen (Idaho National Laboratory), Michael R. Tonks (University of Florida), Giovanni Pastore (University of Tennessee), Yinbin Miao (Argonne National Laboratory), Kyle A. Gamble (Idaho National Laboratory), Michael W. D. Cooper (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Benjamin Beeler (North Carolina State University), David Andersson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Atomistic simulations for doped UO2
Michael W. Cooper (Los Alamos National Laboratory), David A. Andersson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Christopher R. Stanek (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Christopher Matthews (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
BISON Capability and Validation for U3Si2, Cr2O3-doped UO2, FeCrAl, and Cr-coated Zircaloy ATF Concepts
Anders Andersson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Michael W. D. Cooper (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Giovanni Pastore (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Kyle A. Gamble (Idaho National Laboratory)
Mechanism-based modeling of deformation for post-irradiated FeCrAl steel
Laurent Capolungo (LANL)
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