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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 Advanced/Novel Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue Univeristy)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Benjamin Sutton (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
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Effects of Ti and Si Additions on Precipitate Number Density and Radiation Resistance of Additively Manufactured Oxide Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAl
3:10–3:30PM CST
T. Siggillino (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), T.C. Austin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), S.J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), C.P. Massey (ORNL)
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Hydrogen Embrittlement of Zircaloy-4 Fabricated by Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
3:30–3:50PM CST
Y. Yan (ORNL), C.P. Massey (ORNL), B.E. Garrison (ORNL), S.A. Taller (ORNL), A.T. Nelson (ORNL)
Investigating the Structure-Property-Performance Relations of Cr Coatings for Zr Alloys
3:50–4:10PM CST
B.I. Aronson (Penn State), L.M. Erich (Penn State), M.J. Ammendola (Penn State), J. Hannon (Penn State), W.R. Tannehill (Penn State), M. Burton (Purdue), J.A. Reiss (Penn State), C.M. DeSalle (Penn State), P. Fourspring (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), B. Ensor (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J. Clobes (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), K. Jenkins (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), D.E. Wolfe (Penn State)
Miniature Scale Creep Tests on Fuel Cladding Alloys Using a Novel Test System
4:10–4:30PM CST
L.M.A. Lima (NCSU), T. Hassan (NCSU), J. Eapen (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU)
Effect of Neutron Irradiation and Heat Treatment on Hydrothermal and High-Temperature Corrosion Behavior of Additively Manufactured SiC Fibers
4:30–4:50PM CST
P. Cervenka (MIT), A. Seshadri (MIT), J. Pegna (Free Form Fiber), S. Harrison (Free Form Fiber), K. Shirvan (MIT)
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