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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
Wednesday, December 13, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Haozheng Qu (Purdue Univeristy)
Alternate Chair:
Andrew K. Hoffman (n/a)
Track Organizers:
Adrian Couet (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Stu Maloy (PNNL)
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FeCrAl Fuel Clad Chemical Interaction in Light Water Reactor Environments
10:00–10:20AM CST
Haozheng J.Qu (GE Global Research), Maria Higgins (Penn State), Hamdy Abouelella (GE Global Research), Fabiola Cappia (INL), Jatuporn Burns (INL), Lingfeng He (INL), Caleb Massey (ORNL), Jason Harp (ORNL), Rajnikant V. Umretiya (GE Research Center), Andrew K. Hoffman (GE Research Center), Janelle Wharry (Purdue), Raul B. Rebak (GE Global Research)
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Integral Irradiation Testing and Post Irradiation Examination Programs for Accident Tolerant Fuel Development at Idaho National Laboratory
10:20–10:40AM CST
D.W. Kamerman (INL), B.P. Durtschi (INL), N.S. Oldham (INL), N.E. Woolstenhulme (INL), F. Cappia (INL), R.S. Hansen (INL), A.W. Colldeweih (INL), P.G. Petersen (INL)
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Development and Preliminary Testing of an Internal Pressure Fatigue Test Rig for Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding
10:40–11:00AM CST
Q. Cheng (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), H.M Nordin (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), C. Zhang (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), T. Molnar (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), R. Lungu (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
Effect of Surface Damage on Corrosion of Zr Alloys
11:00–11:20AM CST
B. Ensor (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), A. Lucente (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), R. Morris (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J. Sutliff (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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Phase-Field Modeling for the High-Temperature Zirconium Oxidation
11:20–11:40AM CST
Jiho Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Kunok Chang (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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