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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 OPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Kenny Fossum (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Mohammad Amer Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Direct Contact Condensation Effects in Water-Cooled SMR Systems
8:00–8:20AM EST
Kenneth Lee Fossum (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Clay Lietwiler (Holtec Int'l)
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The Fuel-Clad Transient Behavior of Uprated NuScale Using MELCOR
8:20–8:40AM EST
Mohammad Amer Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Émile Zaccomer (École Polytechnique), Grace Ejnik (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
High-Resolution Temperature Measurements on Sodium Heat Pipes Applied to Microreactors
8:40–9:00AM EST
Erik M. Tillman (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Taigo A. Moreira (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gregory F. Nellis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark H. Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
High Performance Heat Pipe Power Transient Testing at SPHERE Facility
9:00–9:20AM EST
Zachary Sellers (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
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