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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|Special Session on Stochastic Geometry and Particle Branching Processes
Monday, April 28, 2025|3:15–4:55PM MDT|E.P. Ensley B
Session Chair:
Shawn Pautz (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Simon Richards (Amentum)
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Effects of Models Used in Stochastic Fission Event Energy Deposition Distribution Simulations
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Patrick O'Rourke (LANL), Amy Lovell (LANL), Anil Prinja (Univ. New Mexico), Scott Ramsey (LANL)
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Implicit Monte Carlo Thermal Radiative Transfer for Three-Dimensional Binary Stochastic Media: Markovian and Renewal Material Statistics
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Patrick S. Brantley (LLNL), Vincent N. Novellino (NCSU)
Monte Carlo Particle Transport in Renewal Statistical Media
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Dominic A. Lioce (Univ. California, Berkeley), Patrick S. Brantley (LLNL), Anil K. Prinja (Univ. New Mexico)
A Generalized Master Equation for Transport in Binary Random Media with Renewal Statistics
4:30–4:55PM MDT
Anil K. Prinja (Univ. New Mexico), Dominic A. Lioce (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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