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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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 THD
Monday, June 12, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Marriott 2
Session Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Haomin Yuan (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
This session will conclude with a brief THD Awards Ceremony. Two awards for excellence in reviewing papers/summaries and a best paper award will be presented.
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Numerical Investigations of the Single-Phase Flow Characteristics in U-Bends
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Zhengting Quan (Purdue), Adam Dix (Purdue), David Kang (Purdue), Drew Ryan (Purdue), Seungjin Kim (Purdue)
Paper
Simulating Waste Glass Melters with the Spectral Element Method
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Alexander W. Abboud (INL), Donna P. Guillen (INL)
Improving Multiphase CFD Closure Models for Horizontal Bubbly Two-Phase Flow
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Drew Ryan (Fluor Marine Propulsion Corp.), Adam Dix (Purdue), John R. Buchanan Jr. (Fluor Marine Propulsion Corp.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue)
VOF Computation of Bubble Behavior in a Horizontal Pipe
4:15–4:35PM EDT
Caleb Thompson (Penn State), Michael Riley (Penn State)
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Simulating Wire-Wrapped Fuel Assembly Blockages in CFD
4:35–4:55PM EDT
F. Roelofs (NRG), A. Mathur (NRG), H. Uitslag-Doolaard (NRG)
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