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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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 Advanced/Novel Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Stephen S. Raiman (Univ. Michigan)
Alternate Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue Univeristy)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (Univ. Michigan)
Benjamin Sutton (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
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Journal of Nuclear Materials Best Paper Award for 2022
1:00–1:40PM CST
Bin Cheng (Stony Brook Univ.), Edward M. Duchnowski (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David J. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), Lance L. Snead (Stony Brook Univ.), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason R. Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.)
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Hydrogen Barrier Coatings for High-Temperature Hydride Moderators
1:40–2:00PM CST
R.H. Bohanon (LANL), F.R. Caliari (Stony Brook Univ.), E. Garcia-Granados (Stony Brook Univ.), S. Sampath (Stony Brook Univ.), E.P. Luther (LANL), S.S. Raiman (Univ. Michigan)
Structural Examinations of Neutron-Irradiated Solid Yttrium Hydride Moderators
2:00–2:20PM CST
M. Nedim Cinbiz (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Thomas Johnson (INL), Joey Charbonneau (INL), Ian Hobbs (INL), Jatuporn Burns (INL), Rafael Garcia (INL), Glen C. Papaioannou (INL), Aditya Shivprasad (LANL), Erik P. Luther (LANL)
Hydrogen Diffusion in Yttrium Hydride
2:20–2:40PM CST
Yuqing Huang (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU)
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