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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.
H. H. Ross, R. E. Yerick
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 20 | Number 1 | September 1964 | Pages 23-27
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A19271
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A liquid-scintillator system has been developed for the detection of thermal neutrons. The method employs the Li6(n,α)H3 reaction; the resulting tritons and alpha particles interact with the scintillator to produce light photons which are detected in the usual manner. Lithium-6 salicylate is used as the active component of the scintillating solution and is unusual in that it serves not only as a target for the reaction but also serves as the solution fluor. This paper describes the various characteristics and properties of the new scintillator system.
