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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.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Rodney Busquim (IAEA)
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (ANS)
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Development of a Cyber Response Strategy Establishment Method for Minimizing the Potential Risk from Cyber-Attacks in NPPs
Chanyoung Lee (KAIST), Young Ho Chae (KAIST), Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST)
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Cyber-Informed Engineering Case Study of an Integrated Hydrogen Generation Plant
Shannon Eggers (INL), Katya LeBlanc (INL), Robert Youngblood (INL), Tim McJunkin (INL), Konor Frick (INL), Daniel Wendt (INL), Robert Anderson (INL)
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Cyber Risks to the Operational Technology Architectures of Next Generation Nuclear Reactors
Ray Fasano (Sandia National Laboratories), Chris Lamb (Sandia National Laboratories), Mike Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories)
Cybersecurity Threat Scenario for a Hypothetical Nuclear Power Plant Facility
Krystian Szefler (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Marcin Dudek (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Jacek Gajewski (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Kinga Pankiewicz (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Jakub Suchorab (National Centre for Nuclear Research), Joanna Walkiewicz (National Centre for Nuclear Research)
Enhancing Safety and Security of Digital Instrumentation and Control System by Event Aggregation
Robert Altschaffel (Otto von Guericke Univ.), Fan Zhang (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Jianghai Li (Tsinghua Univ.), Jonas Hielscher (Otto von Guericke Univ.), Tamas Holczer (Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics), Wen Si (Tsinghua Univ.), Kevin Lamshöft (Otto von Guericke Univ.)
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