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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The RAIN scale: A good intention that falls short
Radiation protection specialists agree that clear communication of radiation risks remains a vexing challenge that cannot be solved solely by finding new ways to convey technical information.
Earlier this year, an article in Nuclear News described a new radiation risk communication tool, known as the Radiation Index, or, RAIN (“Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication,” NN, Jan. 2025, p. 36). The authors of the article created the RAIN scale to improve radiation risk communication to the general public who are not well-versed in important aspects of radiation exposures, including radiation dose quantities, units, and values; associated health consequences; and the benefits derived from radiation exposures.
R. N. Dexter, D. W. Kerst, T. W. Lovell, S. C. Prager, J. C. Sprott
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 1 | January 1991 | Pages 131-139
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29322
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The Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) is the newest and largest reversed-field pinch (RFP) currently in operation. It incorporates a number of design features that set it apart from other pinches, including the use of the conducting shell as both a vacuum vessel and single-turn toroidal field coil. Specially insulated voltage gaps are exposed to the plasma. Magnetic field errors at these gaps as well as at the various diagnostic and pumping ports are minimized through a variety of techniques. The physics goals of MST include study of the effect of large plasma size on confinement and the detailed investigation of RFP turbulence, dynamo, and transport. Details of the design and initial operation of the device are presented.