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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Article considers incorporation of AI into nuclear power plant operations
The potential application of artificial intelligence to the operation of nuclear power plants is explored in an article published in late December in the Washington Examiner. The article, written by energy and environment reporter Callie Patteson, presents the views of a number of experts, including Yavuz Arik, a strategic energy consultant.
Woon Hyuk Chung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 105 | Number 3 | March 1994 | Pages 457-458
Technical Note | Radiation Protection | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A34944
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