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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Alternate Chair:
Brendan M. Kochunas
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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A Risk-Informed Approach to Trustworthiness Assessment in Digital Twins-Based Autonomous Control
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Nicholas Cittadino (NCSU), Paridhi Athe (NCSU), Linyu Lin (INL), Nam Dinh (NCSU)
Paper
Microreactor Load-Following Reactivity Control with a Second-Order Sliding Mode Control
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Kamal K. Abdulraheem (Univ. Michigan), Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Qicang Shen (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan)
Microreactor Automated Control System Test Bed Digital Architecture for Real-Time, Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Jono McConnell (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Wesley Williams (ORNL), Andrew Heim (INL)
Predicting Reactor Response to Control Actions for Autonomous Operation Using AI/ML
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Zachery Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), William Richards (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue Univ.), Vasileos Theos (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Development of a Supervisory Control System as a Transition Technology Towards Autonomy in Plant Operations
11:20–11:40AM CDT
L. Fortier (MIT), S. Cetiner (INL)
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