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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|Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Horace Tabor
Session Chair:
Ben Whewell (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Chris Brady (NCSU)
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Martin Desombre
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Harmonic Analysis of a Repositioning Plan Optimization Problem
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Martin Desombre (Univ. Littoral Cote d'Opale), Baptiste Magnaudet (CEA), Jean-Michel Do (CEA), Jean Fromentin (Univ. Littoral Cote d'Opale), Sébastien Verel (Univ. Littoral Cote d'Opale)
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Sequential Optimal Experimental Design for Efficient Learning of Reduced Order Models with Application to Microreactor Pin Powers
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Nazmul Hossain (Univ. Michigan), Dean Price (Univ. Michigan)
Physics-Informed ML using RAPID for Predicting Eigenvalue and 3-D Fission Distribution in JSI TRIGA Mark-II Research Reactor
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Timothy Franck (Virginia Tech), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Designing Energy Discretisations Using a Genetic Algorithm for Sensitivity Studies in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors Using a Genetic Algorithm
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Emilie Delvaux (Université libre de Bruxelles), Federico Grimaldi (Université libre de Bruxelles), Nicoló Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Alex Aimetta (Politecnico di Torino), Mattia Massone (ENEA), Victor J. Casas-Molina (SCK CEN), Antonin Krása (SCK CEN), Pierre-Etienne Labeau (Université libre de Bruxelles)
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