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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|Sponsored by Evolution of Material Properties
Monday, December 11, 2023|9:30–11:30AM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
Track Organizers:
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL)
Dong Liu (University of Bristol)
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A Review of the Mechanical Properties of the 316 Stainless Steel Family for Advanced Nuclear Reactors Application
9:30–9:50AM CST
R. Song (INL), M.D. Eklund (INL), A.M Jokisaari (INL), R.A. Roach (INL), C. Topbasi (EPRI)
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Influence of Initial Microstructure and Sampling Location on the Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel After Neutron Irradiation
9:50–10:10AM CST
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL), Jesse W. Werden (ORNL), Maxim N. Gussev (ORNL), Timothy G. Lach (ORNL), Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL)
Applying Micro-Tensile Testing, Atom Probe Tomography, and High-Resolution TEM Characterization to Harvested High Dose Zorita Light Water Reactor Internals
10:10–10:30AM CST
Cameron Howard (INL), Mukesh Bachhav (INL), Boopathy Kombaiah (INL), Fei Teng (INL), Sohail Shah (INL), Yachun Wang (INL), Jason Daniel (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Analysis of Porosity Defects and Their Impact on Tensile Behavior in LPBF Stainless Steel 316 L Utilizing X-ray Computed Tomography
10:30–10:50AM CST
Tasrif UI Anwar (Utah State), Patrick Merighe (Utah State), Rahul Reddy Kancharla (INL), Boopathy Kombaiah (INL), Nadia Kouraytem (Utah State)
In-Situ 3D High-Energy X-ray Diffraction Study on Deformation Behavior of Neutron-Irradiated Fe-9%Cr
10:50–11:10AM CST
Dominic Piedmont (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Jun-Sang Park (ANL), Peter Kenesei (ANL), Jonathan Almer (ANL), Matthew Kasemer (Univ. Alabama), Ezra Mengiste (Univ. Alabama), Meimei Li (ANL), Xuan Zhang (ANL), James F. Stubbins (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Atomistic Simulation of Hydrogen Segregation to Grain Boundaries and Crack Tips
11:10–11:30AM CST
Richard W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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