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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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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 RPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Biscayne 1
Session Chair:
Manit D. Shah (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
David Chandler (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Development of SCALE Input Generation and Output Processing for Licensing Applications
1:00–1:20PM EST
Harrison Reisinger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Multiphysics Continuous Shape Optimization of the TAP Reactor Components
1:20–1:40PM EST
Muhammad Ramzy Altahhan (NCSU), Lynn Munday (INL), Yousry Azmy (NCSU)
Multiphysics Demonstration of Temperature-Driven Assembly Bowing in SFRs Using MOOSE-Based Codes
1:40–2:00PM EST
Gang Yang (ANL), Nick Wozniak (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Benjamin Spencer (INL)
Demonstration and Verification of Thermo-Mechanical Bowing in a Limited Free-Bow SFR Concept Using MOOSE
2:00–2:20PM EST
Nicholas Wozniak (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Benjamin Spencer (INL)
Comparison of Neutronics Modelling Methods for the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM EST
Dylan Garofalo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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