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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 RPD|Cosponsored by THD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 1
Session Chairs:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Youssef Abouhussien
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Overview of the Virtual Test Bed (VTB)
1:05–1:25PM EST
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Derek Gaston (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Bo Feng (ANL), Cody Permann (INL)
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Coupled Griffin and Pronghorn Simulation of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) for the Virtual Test Bed
1:25–1:45PM EST
Ramiro Freile (INL), Sterling Harper (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Conjugate Heat Transfer Coupling of NekRS and MOOSE for Bypass Flow Modeling
1:45–2:05PM EST
April J. Novak (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Coupled Multiphysics Simulations of the Mk1-FHR in the Virtual Test Bed
2:05–2:25PM EST
Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), April J. Novak (ANL)
CFD Modeling of Molten Salt Fast Reactor Using Nek5000
2:25–2:45PM EST
Jun Fang (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL)
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