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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 MSTD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Coupled Neutronics, Thermal Hydraulics, and Fuel Performance Simulations of a Natural Circulation Based SMR
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Ian T. Greenquist (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL), Rick Trotta (Holtec Int'l), Clay Lietwiler (Holtec Int'l), Faisal Odeh (Holtec Int'l)
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Burnup Effects on TRISO Thermomechanical Performance During Transients
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Carlotta G. Ghezzi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Crystal Plasticity Nanoindentation Modeling of Depleted α-Uranium Using Marmot
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Gavin VandenBroeder (Oregon State), David Frazer (INL), Dewen Yushu (INL), Stephanie Pitts (INL), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Study of Stress Relaxation Behavior Using Nanoindentation Method with Various Deformation Rate
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Tzu-Yi Chang (Oregon State), David Frazer (INL), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Conversion of EBR-II Fuel to HALEU Oxide Pellets
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Leah Squires (INL), Cynthia Adkins (INL), Colt Heathman (INL), Beau Ballard (INL)
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