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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|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Kai Nordlund (University of Helsinki)
Alternate Chair:
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL)
Track Organizers:
Dong Liu (University of Bristol)
Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
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Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Neutron Irradiated HT-9 and NF616 (Grade 92) at LWR and Fast Reactor Relevant Temperatures
3:10–3:30PM CST
Ramprashad Prabhakaran (PNNL), Indrajit Charit (Univ. Idaho), Dan Edwards (PNNL), Mychailo Toloczko (PNNL), Stu Maloy (PNNL), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Comparison Of Neutron Irradiation Effects on the Properties of Cast and PM-HIP Grade 91 Steels
3:30–3:50PM CST
Saquib Bin Habib (Purdue), Yu Lu (Boise State), Yaqiao Wu (Boise State), Donna P. Guillen (INL), David W. Gandy (EPRI), Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue)
Stability of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Steels During Long-Term Thermal Aging
3:50–4:10PM CST
A. Koziol (Oregon State), D. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), B. Adam (Oregon State), C. Huotilainen (TerraPower), J.D. Tucker (Oregon State)
High Dose Microstructure Evolution in Fast-Reactor Irradiated HT9 Steel
4:10–4:30PM CST
Stephen Taller (ORNL), Arthur Motta (Penn State), Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan), Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
Object Probability-Based Long-Time Dynamics for Structural Nuclear Materials Applications
4:30–4:50PM CST
A. Chavira (Univ. Michigan), F. Gao (Univ. Michigan)
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