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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 Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Tyler Gerczak (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Adrien Couet
Track Organizers:
Andrew Hoffman (n/a)
Stu Maloy (PNNL)
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Thermal Stability and Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels in Sodium Reactor Coolant Environments
3:10–3:50PM CST
Julie D. Tucker (Oregon State), Benjamin Adam (Oregon State), Samuel A. Briggs (Oregon State), Caitlin Huotilainen (TerraPower), Adam Koziol (Oregon State), Dustin Mangus (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), David J. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.)
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Long-Term Thermal Ageing Effects in HT9 and Structure-Property Characterization
3:50–4:10PM CST
D. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), B. Adam (Oregon State), A. Koziol (Oregon State), L. Rolly (Oregon State), C. Huotilainen (TerraPower), J.D. Tucker (Oregon State)
The Effect of Variable Strain Rate on Environmentally Assisted Cracking of 316L in Molten FLiNaK
4:10–4:30PM CST
Xavier Quintana (Oregon State), Jake Quincey (Oregon State), Julie D. Tucker (Oregon State), Samuel Briggs (Oregon State)
Study on Eutectic Melting and Relocation Behavior of B4C Powder and Stainless Steel Through Radiative Heating
4:30–4:50PM CST
Zeeshan Ahmed (Univ. Tokyo), Marco Pellegrini (Univ. Tokyo), Yamano Hidemasa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Avadhesh K. Sharma (Univ. Tokyo), Koji Okamoto (Univ. Tokyo)
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