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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.
Gurdeep S. Sidhu, Karamjit Singh, Parjit S. Singh, Gurmel S. Mudahar
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 134 | Number 2 | February 2000 | Pages 201-207
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE00-A2110
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The transmitted photon spectra of 133Ba gamma rays have been recorded and studied as a function of dimensions of a soil medium. In these studies a multiple-scatter peak is observed in the soft part of the spectrum. The longitudinal thickness of the soil medium is seen to affect only the intensity of the peak, whereas the variation in transverse thickness affects both the intensity and energy of the peak. A reversal of the trend of the multiple-scatter peak intensity to increase with transverse thickness occurs as the longitudinal dimension increases.
