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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|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
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The STEAM Facility: Design and Analysis
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Vannoni (Sapienza Univ. Rome), C. Ciurluini (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Eboli (ENEA), R. Marinari (ENEA), A. Tincani (ENEA), A. Del Nevo (ENEA)
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Heat Transfer Characteristic of Natural and Forced Circulations in a Vertical Annulus in a Low Flow Condition
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Youngchang Ko (Pusan National Univ.), Sanggyun Nam (Pusan National Univ.), Byongjo Yun (Pusan National Univ.)
Data-Driven Modeling of the Flow Field Between Two PWR Surrogate Bundles Under Seismic Conditions Using Bagging-Optimized Dynamic Mode Decomposition (BOP-DMD)
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Haidy Ibrahim (Politecnico di Milano), Carolina Introini (Politecnico di Milano), Antonio Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), Roberto Capanna (George Washington Univ.), Philippe Bardet (George Washington Univ.), Guillaume Ricciardi (CEA)
Thermal and Hydraulic Performance Tests on the Factory Premises on a 18 MW Tubular Heat Exchanger to be Installed in a French Nuclear Power Plant
4:30–4:50PM EDT
N. Lancial (EDF), J. Halleguen (EDVANCE), G. Wellenreiter (APAVE)
Aerosol Generation by Continuous Fiber Laser Irradiation of Various Surfaces and Spray Scavenging
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Avadhesh Kumar Sharma (Univ. Tokyo), Ruicong Xu (Univ. Tokyo), Zeeshan Ahmed (Univ. Tokyo), Erdal Ozdemir (Univ. Tokyo), Shuichiro Miwa (Univ. Tokyo)
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