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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|Reactor Design and Analysis
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Franciscan A
Session Chair:
Stefano Terlizzi (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Mauricio Tano Retamales (INL)
Session Organizer:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
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The Preliminary Assessment of the Feasibility of Transporting a Spent Microreactor from Shielding Perspective
10:15–10:35AM PDT
T. Fei (ANL), M. Atz (ANL)
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Modeling Approaches for Depletion of a TRISO-Fueled Microreactor
10:35–10:55AM PDT
Keenan J. Hoffman (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Global Core Environment Effects on Multigroup Cross Sections for Finer Energy Structures Within Microreactors
10:55–11:15AM PDT
Aaron Sommer (Georgia Tech), Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech), Abderrafi M. Ougouag (Georgia Tech), Dingkang Zhang (Georgia Tech), Mark DeHart (Georgia Tech)
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Exploring Effects of Homogenization on an OpenMC Depletion Analysis of a TRISO Fueled, Helium Cooled Microreactor
11:15–11:35AM PDT
Lewis I. Gross (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Patrick Shriwise (ANL), Benjamin Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Paul P.H. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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