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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 MSTD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Assessment of DBA Limits of Coated ATF with Various Zirconium-Based Alloys and Coating Thickness with Steam Oxidation and Partial Zr-Cr Eutectic Melting
3:15–3:35PM PDT
SungHoon Joung (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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Comparison of Thermal Response and Integrity of Cold Spray Cr-Coated and Uncoated ZIRLO Cladding Under the Multiple Quenching Tests
3:35–3:55PM PDT
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Robert Armstrong (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
High-Temperature Oxidation of Cr-Coated Zirconium Alloy: Effects of Cr Thickness and Heating Rate
3:55–4:15PM PDT
M. Steinbrueck (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), M. Grosse (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), D. Kim (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), I. Lee (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), U. Stegmaier (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), C. Tang (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)
Ballooning, Post-Burst Oxidation and FFRD Investigation of Cr Coated ATF Cladding Using i-LOCA
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Hyunwoo Yook (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), SungHoon Joung (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Corrosion of FeCrAl in Low Temperature Steam and Operating Conditions
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Logan Joyce (Purdue Univ.), Peng Wang (Univ. Michigan), Rajnikant Umretiya (General Electric Research), Haozheng Qu (General Electric Research), Yi Xie (Purdue Univ.)
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