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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 THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Haomin Yuan
Alternate Chair:
Jun Kim
Session Organizer:
Piyush Sabharwall
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Modeling of a Generic 200 MW Pebble Bed Reactor with SAM
1:00–1:20PM MST
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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MARS-KS Analysis of SMART100 for Thermal Energy Storage Integration
1:20–1:40PM MST
Jung Jin Bang (FNC Technology), Seong-Su Jeon (FNC Technology), Young Seok Bang (FNC technology), Keon Yeup Kim (FNC technology), Young Suk Bang (FNC technology)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) High Temperature Test Facility (HTTF) Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmark: Proposed Exercises
1:40–2:00PM MST
A. Epiney (INL), G. Strydom (INL), R. Kile (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), M. Tano Retamales (INL), S. Yoon (INL), C. Mueller (INL), I. Gutowska (Oregon State), T. Hua (ANL), J. Fang (ANL), H. Yuan (ANL), L. Zou (ANL), K. Podila (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), X. Huang (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Q. Chen (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), T. Jafri (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), G. Waddington (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), P. Pfeiffer (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), C. Li (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
MELCOR Simulations of a FLiBe Natural Circulation Loop
2:00–2:20PM MST
N. Garstka (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), W. Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), J. Wang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), M. Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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