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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
Monday, May 9, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Harold Gerrish (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Katey E. Lenox (INL)
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INL Operations Improvements of Nuclear Enabled Missions for NASA
Eric Clarke (INL), Stephen Johnson (INL)
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Perspectives on Demonstration and Qualifications Plans for Human-Rated NTP Systems
Ethan Chaleff (USNC-Tech), Doug Greisen (USNC-Tech), Michael Eades (USNC-Tech), Vishal Patel (USNC-Tech), Morgan Gulliver (USCN-Tech)
Flight Model of a Small ETG for the Low Earth Orbit Test
Jintae Hong (KAERI), Wanook Ji (KAERI), Jong-Bum Kim (KAERI), Kwang-Jae Son (KAERI), Jin-Joo Kim (KAERI)
Design of a Dynamic Radioisotope Power System Generator Testbed
Ernestina Wozniak (NASA Glenn Research Center), Salvatore Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center), Rebecca Buehrle (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ronald Leibach (NASA Glenn Research Center), Max Yang (NASA Glenn Research Center), Matthew Stang (NASA Glenn Research Center), Paul Raitano (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Fabrication and Performance Testing of SiGe Unicouples with Cassini RTG Production Line Materials
Ike S. Chi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Billy C.-Y. Li (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Kevin L. Smith (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Sutinee Sujittosakul (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Araseli Cortez (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Brian Phan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Chen-Kuo Huang (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Pawan Gogna (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Gregory Gerig (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), George Nakatsukasa (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Vilupanur Ravi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Bill Nesmith (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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