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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.
Sven Bader, Don McGee, Mark Denton, Paul Murray (Areva Federal Services, LLC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 462-471
With the current lack of progress towards disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in the U.S., AREVA continues to provide support on activities intended to ensure the continued and extended safe storage of used nuclear fuel (UNF)/SNF, while also preparing for future activities necessary to support an integrated and flexible UNF management program. This paper provides an overview and update of these activities, which range from supporting the licensing basis of existing dry storage systems through a demonstration project to developing elements of a transportation system for UNF/SNF to developing a future recycling facility, and how they support the safe and flexible management of UNF/SNF in the U.S.