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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom G
Session Chair:
Fan Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
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Non-Invasive Digitization of Existing Nuclear Power Plants
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Hank Strahley (Southern Nuclear), Harry Sim (Cypress Envirosystems)
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Advanced Cable Management Interface for the Monitoring of Cable Integrity in CANDU Nuclear Power Plants
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Ragasudha Vasudevan (Ontario Tech Univ.), Allan Ghaforian (Ontario Tech Univ.), Lixuan Lu (Ontario Tech Univ.)
A Data-Driven Approach to Core Power Distribution Reconstruction in a Nuclear Reactor
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Haoyu Wang (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL), Vasileios Theos (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Surrogate-Driven Variance-Based Sensitivity Analysis of Thermal Storage Tanks in Integrated Energy Systems
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Seydou Sene (Institut Polytechnique de Paris - ENSTA Paris), Linyu Lin (INL), Junyung Kim (INL), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Presented by Leo Tunkle (Univ. Michigan)
Robot Teleoperation for Efficient Pipe Maintenance in Nuclear Facilities
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Cheng-Yuan Li (Georgia Tech), Myeongjun Choi (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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