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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 12, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Simon M. Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Failure Analysis of the Thermal Convection Loop by the Leak of Molten Salt
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Hwa Jeong Han (Soonchunhyang Univ.), Byung Gi Park (Soonchunhyang Univ.)
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Continuous High-Speed Molten Salt Density Measurement Through Thermomechanical Analysis
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Jaron Wallace (San Rafael Energy Research Center), Kayden Alderson (San Rafael Energy Research Center)
Measurement of the Self-Diffusivity of Eutectic F7LiNaK Using Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering
1:40–2:00PM EDT
G.S. Rakib (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), S.C. Lee (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), M.A. Rose (ANL), D.M. Pajerowski (ORNL), Y Z (Univ. Michigan), B.J. Heuser (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Measurement of the Pair Distribution Function of Molten Eutectic F7LiNaK Using Neutron Diffraction
2:00–2:20PM EDT
G. S. Rakib (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), S.C. Lee (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), M.A. Rose (ANL), J.C. Neuefeind (ORNL), Y Z (Univ. Michigan), B.J. Heuser (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Lessons Learned in how to Conduct Irradiated Salt Experiments
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Charles Forsberg (MIT), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley), Kevin Robb (ORNL), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
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