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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Amanda S. Leong
Alternate Chair:
Praveen Kumar Thallapally
Session Organizer:
Steven P. Nesbit
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Research Process on Tritium Behavior in HTGR
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Zhou Ziling (Tsinghua Univ.), Feng Xie (Tsinghua Univ.)
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Uncertainty Quantification for Pebble Bed Reactor Fuels Burnup Credit
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Jonathan Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Gordon M. Petersen (INL), Robert A. Joseph (INL)
Sustainability of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems Using INPRO Methodology
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Carolynn Scherer (IAEA), Nilormi Das (IAEA), Sera Jeon (IAEA), Gaye Sayin (IAEA)
A New Uranium-Plutonium Breed and Burn Fuel Cycle
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Neal Mann (Neal Mann and Assoc.), Mihai G.M. Pop (Areva College of Experts (Retired))
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Neal Mann slides
Development of Cs Pollucite Ceramic Waste Form and Evaluation of Long-Term Chemical Durability
2:20–2:30PM PDT
Ga-Yeong Kim (Chungnam National Univ.), Ki-Rak Lee (KAERI), Jung-Hoon Choi (KAERI), Jae Hwan Yang (Chungnam National Univ.), Hwan-Seo Park (KAERI)
Influences of Iodine Separation and Capture in the Context of NO2-Based Voloxidation
2:30–2:40PM PDT
Katherine R. Johnson (ORNL), Allison T. Greaney (ORNL), Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Chase Cobble (ORNL), Matthew Vick (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL)
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