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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
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Larry Aagesen (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL)
Track Organizers:
Dong Liu (University of Bristol)
Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
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Generative Machine Learning for Microstructural Properties of Chemically Disordered Materials: Application to (U, Pu)O2 Nuclear Fuels
10:00–10:20AM CST
M.J. Karcz (CEA), L. Messina (CEA), E. Kawasaki (CEA), E. Bourasseau (CEA)
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Analysis of Radially Resolved Thermal Conductivity in High Burnup Mixed Oxide Fuel
10:20–10:40AM CST
Joshua Ferrigno (Ohio State), Tsvetoslav Pavlov (INL), Pierre-Clement Simon (INL), Fabiola Cappia (INL), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
Structure and Phase Evolution in Uranium Nitride Fuels: Insights from In Situ Neutron Diffraction.
10:40–11:00AM CST
J.H. Stansby (UNSW), Y. Mishchenko (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), S. Patnaik (INL), F.B. Sweidan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), M. Ranger (UNSW), V.K. Peterson (ANSTO), J.R. Hester (ANSTO), C. Baldwin (ANSTO), P. Olsson (INL), P.A. Burr (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), D. Adorno-Lopes (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), E.G. Obbard (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Measuring Thermal Contact Resistance in Nuclear Fuel-Cladding Assemblies
11:00–11:20AM CST
Najeb M. Abdul-Jabbar (LANL), E. Kardoulaki (LANL), Shane C. Mann (LANL), Christopher Matthews (LANL), Joshua T. White (LANL)
Synchrotron Analysis of Spent Fuel Irradiated in LWR: Focus on the Inner Cladding Wall
11:20–11:40AM CST
C. Schneider (PSI), M. Makowska (PSI), G. Kuri (PSI), J. Bertsch (PSI)
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