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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.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Karl N. Fleming
Alternate Chair:
Daniel K. Sluder
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Development of a Supportive Decision-Making Tool for Multi-Unit Small Modular Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Gulcin Sarici Turkmen (The Ohio State University), Tunc Aldemir (The Ohio State University)
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Repair Outage Risk Assessment of Loviisa NPP - Update, Conclusions and Utilization
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Rasmus Hotakainen (Fortum Power and Heat Oy), Ilkka Paavola (Fortum Power and Heat Oy), Taisto Laato (Fortum Power and Heat Oy)
Special Considerations and Lessons Learned for the Conduct of LPSD Hazard PRAs for ALWRs
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Caitlin Gainey (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Tyra Gordon (GE Hitachi Nuclear), Zoheb Sajjad (GE Hitachi Nuclear)
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