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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
Monday, September 26, 2022|10:20AM–12:00PM PDT|Grand Pacific D
Session Chair:
Leigh Smith (Rolls-Royce)
Alternate Chair:
Chris Perfetti (University of New Mexico)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Neutronic Coupling of Core and Out-of-Vessel Structures for Molten Salt Reactors and Evaluation of its Effects on Dose Rates Using the SCALE/CAAS Methodology
10:20–10:45AM PDT
Kyle Carberry (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
Paper
Design of Neutron Collimators for Ex-Vessel Neutron Instrumentation of the NUWARD(TM) Small Modular Reactor
10:45–11:10AM PDT
Rachel Martin (TechnicAtome), Alexis Maitre (TechnicAtome), Michel Boyard (TechnicAtome)
Evaluation of Ex-Vessel Neutron Dose Fields and Neutron Dosimetry Gradient Chains at Krško NPP
11:10–11:35AM PDT
Tanja Goričanec (Jožef Stefan Institute), Luka Snoj (Jozef Stefan Institute), Marjan Kromar (Jozef Stefan Institute)
Estimating the Amount of 93Mo in Low and Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste
11:35AM–12:00PM PDT
K. Andgren (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.)
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