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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Huntington A
Session Chair:
Erik Trask (TAE Technologies)
Alternate Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
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Presentations in the Session include: * The DIII-D National Fusion Facility: Next Steps on the Reactor Path * Testing in the CHIMERA Fusion Technology Facility * Overview of the HIT-SI3 and HIT-SIU Experiments: Spheromaks Sustained with Steady, Inductive Helicity Injection (SIHI) * Preparations for DT Operations at SHINE Technologies
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The DIII-D National Fusion Facility: Next Steps on the Reactor Path
Adrianus Sips (General Atomics)
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Testing in the CHIMERA Fusion Technology Facility
Tom Barrett (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Martin Bamford (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Ben Chuilon (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Tom Deighan (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Petros Efthymiou (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Tom Grant (UK Atomic Energy Authority), David Horsley (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Damon Johnstone (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Michael Kovari (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Michelle Tindall (UK Atomic Energy Authority)
Overview of the HIT-SI3 and HIT-SIU Experiments: Spheromaks Sustained with Steady, Inductive Helicity Injection (SIHI)
Derek A. Sutherland (CTFusion), Aaron Hossack (Univ. Washington), K. D. Morgan (Univ. Washington), C.J. Hansen (Univ. Washington)
Preparations for DT Operations at SHINE Technologies
Cody Fagan (SHINE Technologies), CR Shmayda (Torion Plasma Corporation), Walter T. Shmayda (Univ. Rochester)
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