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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|Lightning Talks
Thursday, October 10, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM MDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Michael J. Moorehead (INL)
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UZrCN Formation Optimization Through Spark Plasma Sintering Methods
10:15–10:22AM MDT
James Zillinger (INL), Randall Scott (INL), Nathan Jerred (INL), Sarah Hamilton (INL)
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Electrochemical Behaviors of Fe, Ni, Cr, and Mn Ions in NaCl-MgCl2 Molten Salt
10:22–10:29AM MDT
Suhyeon Lee (Soonchunhyang Univ.), Hyunjin Boo (Soonchunhyang Univ.), Byung Gi Park (Soonchunhyang Univ.)
Nuclear Fuels at Temperature and Pressure Extremes: Probing Phonon Anharmonicity for Enabling Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Next-Generation Reactors
10:29–10:36AM MDT
Amey Khanolkar (INL), Saqeeb Adnan (INL), David Hurley (INL), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
Low-Temperature Structural Distortions in α-U Crystals Probed by High-Resolution Dilatometry
10:36–10:43AM MDT
Volodymyr Buturlim (INL), Xiaxin Ding (INL), Sabin Regmi (INL), Chris Marianetti (Columbia Univ.), Michael Manley (ORNL), Jason Jeffries (LLNL), Krzysztof Gofryk (INL)
Planning for and Initial Investigations into Irradiated Waste Form Performance
10:43–10:50AM MDT
Morgan Kropp (INL), Matthew Horkley (INL), Toni Karlsson (INL), Kevin Tolman (INL), Stephen Warmann (INL)
Computational Fluid Dynamic Model and Analysis of a High-Level Waste Melter
10:50–10:57AM MDT
V.C. Leite (INL), D.P. Guillen (INL), P. Ferkl (PNNL), M. Hall (PNNL), R. Pokorny (Univ. Chemistry and Technology), A.A. Kruger (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Review of Shielding Lessons Learned from the U.S. Army ML1 Reactor
10:57–11:04AM MDT
A. Horwood (Univ. South Carolina), S. Bays (INL), T. Knight (Univ. South Carolina)
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