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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.
Bill K.-H. Sun, Robert Colley, David G. Cain, John W. Hallam
Nuclear Technology | Volume 76 | Number 3 | March 1987 | Pages 352-359
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT87-A33920
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During the events of a reactor scram, the control room operators play a vital role in the diagnosis of the causes and control of the plant. It is critically important that the operators immediately detect an abnormal scram situation related to the plant protection system and take necessary actions to shut down the nuclear reaction safely. The present study develops a proof-of-principle prototype of a postscram analyzer. It is an operator aid information system designed to assist the operators in the recognition of possible abnormal scram situations immediately after a scram and to facilitate postscram analysis for diagnosis of root causes and for speedy plant restart. The resultant displays for man-machine interface demonstrate that a postscram analyzer can provide vital and concise information in the control room to enhance the productivity of the plant operators.