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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.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|301E
Session Chair:
Joseph Oncken
Alternate Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Data-Driven Model Predictive Control for Temperature Management of Heat-Pipe Microreactor
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Linyu Lin (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
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Integrating Control Methods and Digital Twins for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Jacob A. Farber (INL), Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan (INL), Maria Coelho (INL), Craig Primer (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL)
Opportunities and Challenges for Remote Microreactor Operations
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Kaeley Stevens (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Thomas Ulrich (INL), Haydn Bryan (INL), Megan Culler (INL), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
Embedded Sensing Technologies for Microreactor Online Monitoring
4:30–4:55PM EDT
J.R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), S.N. Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), A.H. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), M. Davis (Luna Innovations), D. King (Fabrisonic)
Presented by Adam Deatherage (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
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