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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|Verification, Validation, and Benchmark Experiment Design
Tuesday, April 29, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|E.P. Ensley A
Session Chair:
Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre)
Alternate Chair:
Cole Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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EDIM Local Power History and Burnup Inference Based on Destructive Assay Data
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Shiming Yin (Purdue Univ.), Tarikul Islam (Purdue Univ.), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Germina Procop (ORNL), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
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Activation Calculation Comparison for FISPACT-II, ORIGEN, and OpenMC
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Yves Robert (ORNL)
Multi-Cycle Neutronics Verification in the Kraken Framework
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Alpha Eigenvalue and Beta-Effective Calculations of High Multiplication Uranium Experiments
11:15–11:40AM MDT
William Zywiec (LLNL), Jesse Norris (LLNL), Samuel Varghese (LLNL), David Heinrichs (LLNL), Daniel Siefman (LLNL), Edward Lent (LLNL), Chuck Lee (LLNL), Anthony Nelson (LLNL)
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