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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 RPD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
Emily R. Shemon
Alternate Chair:
Nicolas E. Stauff
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Deimos: Establishment of a New Advanced Reactor Testbed
8:00–8:10AM CDT
Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Kristin N. Stolte (LANL), Holly R. Trellue (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL)
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Multiphysics Simulation of TRISO Fuel Compacts and the Effects of Homogenization on Fission Products Release
8:10–8:20AM CDT
Aya Hegazy (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), April Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Pierre-Clément Simon (INL), Rizwan Uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
CoreForge: A Python Library for Reactor Model Construction
8:20–8:30AM CDT
Cole A. Gentry (ORNL), Nicholas P. Luciano (ORNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Bison Thermo-mechanical Analysis for the Heated Region for the Deimos Test
8:30–8:40AM CDT
Abraham Haggerty (LANL), Christopher Matthews (LANL), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL)
Expanding Mathematical and Computational Models for Innovative SMR-based Smart Net-Zero City
8:40–8:50AM CDT
Son Jeong-ok (Korea Hydro&Nuclear Power Co., Ltd), Jang You-Hyun (Korea Hydro&Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Shin Ho-Cheol (Korea Hydro&Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.)
The First Four Decades of ANS Nuclear Criticality Transactions Paper Summaries
8:50–9:00AM CDT
Brian L. Koponen (Golden Valley Publications), John Fabian (American Nuclear Society)
Simulations of Deimos High Assay Low Enriched Uranium Critical Experiment
9:00–9:10AM CDT
Holly R. Trellue (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Kristin N. Stolte (LANL)
Comparison of Dose Calculation Methods Used at Savannah River Site's H-Canyon
9:10–9:20AM CDT
Donald Bryce Beeson (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Scott Martin (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Using Machine Learning to Help Develop Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations
9:20–9:30AM CDT
Anneli Brackbill (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James J. Kuropatwinski (LANL), Isaac J. Michaud (LANL)
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