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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 RPSD|Cosponsored by AAD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Igor Remec (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Status of the Neutronics Design of the Second Target Station Project at the ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Igor Remec (ORNL), Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Tucker McClanahan (ORNL), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Thomas Miller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL), Wouter de Wet (ORNL), Lukas Zavorka (ORNL)
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Simulation Studies of Prompt Dose Distribution in the Second Target Station Downstream Utilities Area
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Vitaly Pronskikh (ORNL), Thomas Miller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Dose Rate Analyses of Accelerator Tunnel Shield Wall and Labyrinth
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Wouter de Wet (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL)
Residual Dose Rates Analyses from Vent Lines Shield Block on the Target Cart at Spallation Neutron Source
4:15–4:35PM PDT
I.I. Popova (ORNL), F.X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Monte Carlo Graphical User Interface for Accelerator Applications
4:35–4:45PM PDT
Randolph Schwarz (PNNL), Mark Murphy (PNNL), David Wootan (PNNL)
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