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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 RPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Cabinet
Session Chair:
David Chandler
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chairs:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
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Simplifying the Advanced Test Reactor LOWE Element Test Series
1:00–1:20PM EST
Marc Harron (MPR Assoc.), Doug Hardtmayer (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Curtis Brown (MPR Assoc.)
Presented by Eric Cichocki (MPR Assoc.)
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Predicting Safety Rod Reactivity Insertion in the Advanced Test Reactor
1:20–1:40PM EST
John Tortorello (MPR Assoc.), Curt Brown (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Nathan Manwaring (INL), Derreck Blight (INL)
Transport Modeling of As-Run ATR Cycles for U‐10Mo Fuel Qualification Experiment
1:40–2:00PM EST
Paul E. Gilbreath (INL), Dong O. Choe (INL), Margaret A. Marshall (INL)
Increasing Experiment Gamma Flux to Support Advanced Test Reactor Conversion
2:00–2:20PM EST
Brandon Harroff (MPR Assoc.), Doug Hardtmayer (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Alex Dean (MPR Assoc.), James Burke (MPR Assoc.)
Local Power Impact Experiment Design for Low Enriched Uranium for use in the Advanced Test Reactor
2:20–2:40PM EST
Erin Dubas (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Douglas Hardtmayer (MPR Assoc.), Thomas Dabrow (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Maille (INL), Michael Reichenberger (INL)
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