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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Rongjie Song
Alternate Chair:
Caleb P. Massey
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Compositionally Graded Transition Joints Between Hastelloy N and 316 Stainless Steel for Enhanced Performance in Molten Salt Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Alejandro Corrales (Univ. Florida), Yong Yang (Univ. Florida)
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Powder Bed Fusion of Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Neutron Radiation Shielding
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Arturo Hernandez-Barreto (The University of Texas at Austin), Desiderio Kovar (The University of Texas at Austin), Sheldon Landsberger (The University of Texas at Austin)
Mechanical and Microstructural Differences Between Neutron Irradiated and Thermally Aged SS-316H Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Tim G. Lach (ORNL), Stephen A. Taller (ORNL), Geeta Kumari (ORNL), Jesse W. Werden (ORNL), Matthew Boebinger (ORNL), Annabelle L. Coq (ORNL), Patrick Champlin (ORNL), Nick G. Russell (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL)
Deformation Behavior of Conventionally and Additively Manufactured SS316L Under Creep and Creep-Fatigue Conditions
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Mahmoud Y. Hawary (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU), Nadia Kouraytem (Utah State University)
Microstructural Evolution of Irradiated LPBF 316 Stainless Steel Using Neutrons and Ions
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Stephen A. Taller (Accelerator Applications Division), Wei-Ying Chen (ANL), Timothy G. Lach (ORNL), Alec Pfundheller (TAMU), Mohammad Umar F. Khan (Univ. Michigan)
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