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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 ETWDD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
Justin K. Watson
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Kyle C. Hartig
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The Role of Nuclear Training Center in the Smallest Nuclear Country
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Igor Jencic (Jozef Stefan Institute), Tomaž Skobe (Jožef Stefan Institute), Vesna S. Borišek (Jožef Stefan Institute)
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Social Readiness Level and Natural Language Processing: Tools for Measurement and Management of Societal Acceptance of Nuclear Energy
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Hyungjin Kim (Penn State University), Saya Lee (Penn State University), Nonna Sorokina (Penn State University), Darshana Sunoj (Penn State University)
Lessons and Inspiration from Recently-Digitized Archival Nuclear Films
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Nick W. Touran (What is Nuclear)
Advanced Visualization of the Radiation Cast by a Dry Spent Fuel Cask for Public Outreach
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Noel B. Nelson (ORNL), Abiodun I. Adeniyi (ORNL), Dane deWet (ORNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL)
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